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Spankingly vs Sparkingly - What's the difference?

spankingly | sparkingly |

As adverbs the difference between spankingly and sparkingly

is that spankingly is in a spanking manner; vigorously; freshly while sparkingly is with or by sparks.

spankingly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a spanking manner; vigorously; freshly.
  • * 1843 , John Howell, The man-o'-war's man, by Bill Truck (page 159)
    • She is both wetting and getting up a fresh topsail on her after-mast — I see them crossing the yard even now. By my honour, she is a charming, lively creature, and goes through it spankingly .
  • * 2005 , Lark Ellen Gould, Los Angeles Off the Beaten Path
    • a modern and spankingly clean subway system

    sparkingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • With or by sparks.
  • * 1959 , Canadian Patent Office Record: Volume 87