driftingly

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adverb

In a way that drifts.

“The clouds moved driftingly across the horizon.”

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Meanings

adverbdriftingly (comparative more driftingly, superlative most driftingly)

comparative more driftingly · superlative most driftingly

  1. In a way that drifts.

    The clouds moved driftingly across the horizon.

Origin

From drifting + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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