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Where does “vapouringly” come from?

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

vapouringly (English): With bragging or bluster

Definitions

  1. With bragging or bluster

Ancestry of “vapouringly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Vietnamese ly →