"flatteringly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more flatteringly [comparative], most flatteringly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English flateryngly, flateringli, alteration of earlier flaterandly. By surface analysis, flattering + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flateryngly}} Middle English flateryngly, {{surf|en|flattering|-ly}} By surface analysis, flattering + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} flatteringly (comparative more flatteringly, superlative most flatteringly)
  1. In a flattering manner. Translations (in a flattering manner): imartelevasti (Finnish), imarrellen (Finnish), twarzowo (Polish), lisonjeramente (Spanish)

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