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Where does “floutingly” come from?

floutingly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

floutingly (English): With flouting; insultingly

Definitions

  1. With flouting; insultingly

Ancestry of “floutingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
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