trailingly

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adverb

In a way that trails.

“The woman's long dress went trailingly through the mud.”

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adverbtrailingly (comparative more trailingly, superlative most trailingly)

comparative more trailingly · superlative most trailingly

  1. In a way that trails.

    The woman's long dress went trailingly through the mud.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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