spankingly


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spank·ing

 (spăng′kĭng)
adj.
1. Informal Exceptional of its kind; remarkable.
2. Swift and vigorous: a spanking pace.
3. Brisk and fresh: a spanking breeze.
adv.
Used as an intensive: a spanking clean shirt.
n.
A number of slaps on the buttocks delivered in rapid succession, as for punishment.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
spank′ing·ly adv.
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spankingly

(ˈspæŋkɪŋlɪ)
adv
in a spanking manner
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