dabblingly

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adverb

With a dabbling motion.

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Meanings

adverbdabblingly (comparative more dabblingly, superlative most dabblingly)

comparative more dabblingly · superlative most dabblingly

  1. With a dabbling motion.

    He almost fell on top of her, his mouth dabblingly seeking hers.

    1974, H. R. F. Keating, The Underside
  2. As a dilettante or amateur; superficially.

    artists […] dabblingly pursuing a kind of formalist mannerism merely in the interest of careerism

    1984, Rasheed Araeen, Guy Brett, Making myself visible

Origin

From dabbling + -ly.

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APA

dabblingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabblingly

MLA

“dabblingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabblingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dabblingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabblingly.

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