Definitions for glancingly
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
glanc•ingˈglæn sɪŋ, ˈglɑn-(adj.)
striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle:
a glancing blow.
Category: Common Vocabulary
brief and indirect:
glancing references to a previous case.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of glancing:
1485–95
glanc′ing•ly(adv.)
Wiktionary
glancingly(Adverb)
In a glancing manner
The blow struck his opponent glancingly on the arm.
Webster Dictionary
Glancingly(adverb)
in a glancing manner; transiently; incidentally; indirectly
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