flickeringly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English flickering

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English flickeringly

From flickering + -ly.

Adverb

flickeringly (comparative more flickeringly, superlative most flickeringly)

1. In a flickering manner
2. Briefly (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• (flickering manner): coruscatingly, dazzlingly, sparklingly, twinklingly
• (briefly): ephemerally, fleetingly, transiently; see also Thesaurus:temporarily