"flittingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more flittingly [comparative], most flittingly [superlative]
Etymology: flitting + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flitting|ly}} flitting + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} flittingly (comparative more flittingly, superlative most flittingly)
  1. (dated, poetic) With a flitting motion. Tags: dated, poetic
    Sense id: en-flittingly-en-adv-BUYCqgXz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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