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SPANKINGLY
Etymology
Adverb
spankingly (comparative more spankingly, superlative most spankingly)
In a spanking manner; vigorously; freshly.
Source: Wiktionary
SPANKING
Spank"ing, a.
1. Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing. Four spanking grays ready harnessed. G. Colman, the Younger.
2. Large; considerable. [Colloq.]
SPANK
Spank (, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanked (; p. pr. & vb. n. Spanking.] Etym: [Of unknown origin; cf. LG. spakken, spenkern, to run and spring about quickly.]
Definition: To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap.
Spank, n.
Definition: A blow with the open hand; a slap.
Spank, v. i.
Definition: To move with a quick, lively step between a trot and gallop; to move quickly. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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