Meanings
comparative more slappingly · superlative most slappingly
- With a slapping sound or motion.
She […] stepped out slappingly upon her pasterns.
1855, William Maginn, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, The Odoherty papers, page 3362 more examples
In Cree, among friends, it [a vulgar postscript] is hysterically, thigh-slappingly, gut-bustingly funny.
2008, Drew Hayden Taylor, Me Sexy: An Exploration of Native Sex and Sexuality, page 37He waved the ruler in the air and marched slappingly around the room, warbling a few bars from a song suitable for a king.
2010, Susan Troutt, The How-To Joke, page 59
Origin
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slappingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slappingly
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