"flickeringly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more flickeringly [comparative], most flickeringly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English flickering Middle English -ly English -ly English flickeringly From flickering + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|flickering|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English flickering Middle English -ly English -ly English flickeringly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "flickeringly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="flickeringly"> From flickering + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} flickeringly (comparative more flickeringly, superlative most flickeringly)
  1. In a flickering manner Synonyms (flickering manner): coruscatingly, dazzlingly, sparklingly, twinklingly
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  2. Briefly Synonyms (briefly): ephemerally
    Sense id: en-flickeringly-en-adv-Gr4L3Fh2 Disambiguation of 'briefly': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fleetingly, transiently
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