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