Passingly: meaning, definitions and examples

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passingly

 

[ หˆpรฆsษชล‹li ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

in passing

in a casual or incidental manner; briefly or superficially

Synonyms

briefly, casually, incidentally

Examples of usage

  • He mentioned it passingly during the conversation.
  • She smiled passingly as she walked by.
  • The topic was only touched upon passingly in the meeting.

Translations

Translations of the word "passingly" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น de passagem

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเค‚เค•เฅเคทเฅ‡เคช เคฎเฅ‡เค‚

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช flรผchtig

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ sekilas

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะผะธะผะพั…ั–ะดัŒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przelotnie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใคใ„ใงใซ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท en passant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ de pasada

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท geรงici olarak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ง€๋‚˜๊ฐ€๋ฉด์„œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจุงู„ู…ุตุงุฏูุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mimodฤ›k

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ mimovoฤพne

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้กบไพฟ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ mimogrede

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รญ framhjรก

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ำฉั‚ะบั–ะฝัˆั–

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒ–แƒแƒ“แƒแƒ’แƒ–แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ keรงici olaraq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ de pasada

Etymology

The adverb 'passingly' is derived from the verb 'pass' which has roots in Old French and Latin. Over time, the adverb evolved to convey the idea of something being done briefly or superficially. It has been used in English language for centuries to describe actions or mentions that are done in a passing or casual manner.

See also: bypass, impassable, impasse, overpass, passable, passably, passage, passcode, passรฉ, passenger, passer, passing, passion, passionately, passive, passkey, underpass, unpassability, unpassable.