dabblingly

adv — 2 senses

dabblingly

adv

Etymology From dabbling + -ly.

1

With a dabbling motion.

He almost fell on top of her, his mouth dabblingly seeking hers.1974, H. R. F. Keating, The Underside:

2

As a dilettante or amateur; superficially.

artists […] dabblingly pursuing a kind of formalist mannerism merely in the interest of careerism1984, Rasheed Araeen, Guy Brett, Making myself visible:

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