swimmingly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈswɪmɪŋli/ UK /ˈswɪmɪŋli/ See IPA manual

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adv
smoothly and satisfactorily; without difficulty

The negotiations went swimmingly and a deal was signed by noon.

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1 adv · smoothly and... smoothlyeffortlesslysuccessfully easilyseamlesslysplendidly

Opposites

badly poorly

Word family

Related forms swim swimming

Etymology

From swimming (present participle of swim, from Old English swimman 'to swim', from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną) plus -ly, conveying the smooth, gliding ease of swimming.

swimman Old English *swimmaną Proto-Germanic

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# swimmingly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈswɪmɪŋli
**IPA (UK):** ˈswɪmɪŋli

## Meanings
1. smoothly and satisfactorily; without difficulty

## Examples
- The negotiations went swimmingly and a deal was signed by noon.

## Synonyms
- smoothly
- effortlessly
- successfully
- easily
- seamlessly
- splendidly

## Antonyms
- badly
- poorly

## Related Forms
- swim
- swimming

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: swimman
- Root: *swimmaną

## Etymology
From swimming (present participle of swim, from Old English swimman 'to swim', from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną) plus -ly, conveying the smooth, gliding ease of swimming.

## AI Etymology
Swimmingly is from swimming (present participle of swim, from Old English swimman 'to swim', from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną) plus -ly, conveying the smooth, gliding ease of swimming. Important recorded forms include swimman (Old English) and *swimmaną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the -ly ending turns the base adjective or participial form into an adverbial manner word, or preserves an older adjectival pattern where the part of speech allows it. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers smoothly and satisfactorily; without difficulty. The wider family includes related words such as swim and swimming.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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