Flyingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a manner characterized by rapid movement through the air or by great speed and agility; performed swiftly or with high velocity; done while airborne or in flight
2. Describing an action carried out swiftly and gracefully as if in midair; executed with elevated speed or dynamism; occurring during the state of being aloft or in motion above the ground
3. Indicating a process or event that happens with great quickness and ease as if suspended in the air; accomplished while moving fast or flying; characterized by agility and accelerated pace during flight or rapid progression

Etymology: "Flyingly" is a plain formation: the adjective "flying" (from the verb "fly," meaning to move through the air, or to move very fast) with the suffix "-ly," which turns an adjective into an adverb of manner. Its sense of "at great speed" grows naturally from the older picture of flight as the fastest motion a person could imagine, so the word describes going quickly in the way something rushing through the air would.

Synonyms: swiftly, quickly, rapidly, speedily

Antonyms: slowly, gradually