slubberingly en · ADV
Etymology
From slubbering + -ly.
Meanings
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(dated) In a slovenly, sloppy or hasty manner.
And slubberingly patch up some slight and shallow Rime
1622, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 22 p. 23:Afeared of my candle's going out, which makes me write thus slubberingly.
1662 November 4 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “October 26th, 1662”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume II, London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1893, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more slubberingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most slubberingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |