swindlingly

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adverb

In a swindling manner; with swindling as a set objective.

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Meanings

adverbswindlingly (comparative more swindlingly, superlative most swindlingly)

comparative more swindlingly · superlative most swindlingly

  1. In a swindling manner; with swindling as a set objective.

    Shareholders would not meet the calls, and the break-up of many of the more swindlingly formed enterprises naturally ensued.

    1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 171

Origin

From swindling + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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