dabblingly

English

Etymology

From dabbling +‎ -ly.

Adverb

dabblingly (comparative more dabblingly, superlative most dabblingly)

1. With a dabbling motion.
   • 1974, H. R. F. Keating, The Underside:

     He almost fell on top of her, his mouth dabblingly seeking hers.

2. As a dilettante or amateur; superficially.
   • 1984, Rasheed Araeen, Guy Brett, Making myself visible:

     artists […] dabblingly pursuing a kind of formalist mannerism merely in the interest of careerism