"sippingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more sippingly [comparative], most sippingly [superlative]
Etymology: From sipping + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sipping|ly}} sipping + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} sippingly (comparative more sippingly, superlative most sippingly)
  1. With sips.
    Sense id: en-sippingly-en-adv-d44-xIfe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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