smatteringly

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adverb

In or by fragments; superficially.

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Meanings

adverbsmatteringly (comparative more smatteringly, superlative most smatteringly)

comparative more smatteringly · superlative most smatteringly

  1. In or by fragments; superficially.

    [W]e task ourselves / To learn a language known but smatteringly / In phrases here and there at random, [...]

    1864, Alfred Tennyson, “Aylmer’s Field”, in Enoch Arden, &c., London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 73

Origin

From smattering + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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