"trimmingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more trimmingly [comparative], most trimmingly [superlative]
Etymology: trimming + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trimming|ly}} trimming + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} trimmingly (comparative more trimmingly, superlative most trimmingly)
  1. (colloquial, dated) With reprimand or chastisting. Tags: colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-trimmingly-en-adv-TtpbZM7H
  2. (dated) So as to trim, or switch between favouring different parties. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-trimmingly-en-adv-5K3XhfFC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 26 74

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