brimmingly

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Etymology

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brimming +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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brimmingly (comparative more brimmingly, superlative most brimmingly)

  1. (often figurative) So as to brim or overflow.
    • 2015 November 10, Martin Amis, “In ‘Letters to Véra,’ Vladimir Nabokov Writes to His Wife”, in New York Times[1]:
      Having a husband who was so brimmingly full of fun might have involved a certain strain; still, the fact that Véra was not similarly blessed is just a reminder of the planetary norm.