kissingly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kissing +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

kissingly (not comparable)

  1. So as to kiss, or make contact as if kissing.
    • 1945, Canadian Patent Office Record (volume 73, part 1, page 48)
      A method of proofing a flexible printing plate without the use of a test sheet including holding the reverse face of said plate against a flat surface, kissingly contacting the highs only of said plate []
    • 1993, Betty Beale, Power at Play, page 165:
      Parties given by the flamboyant rancher from Texas had been more crowded, more informal, more unpredictable, more lavish in the buffet, and more kissingly cordial.