smatteringly en · ADV
Etymology
From smattering + -ly.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most smatteringly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more smatteringly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |