kissingly

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adverb

So as to kiss, or make contact as if kissing.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adverbkissingly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSo as to kiss, or make contact as if kissing.

    Parties given by the flamboyant rancher from Texas had been more crowded, more informal, more unpredictable, more lavish in the buffet, and more kissingly cordial.

    1993, Betty Beale, Power at Play, page 165
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    A method of proofing a flexible printing plate without the use of a test sheet including holding the reverse face of said plate against a flat surface, kissingly contacting the highs only of said plate […]

    1945, Canadian Patent Office Record (volume 73, part 1, page 48)

Origin

From kissing + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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