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kissingly en · ADV

Etymology

From kissing + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) So as to kiss, or make contact as if kissing.
    • 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)
    • 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: