adverb
- in a manner that expresses contempt, mockery, or derision; scornfully or sneering
Usage: literary or formal; often used to describe how someone speaks or looks at another person
Examples
- He looked at her fleeringly, as if her opinion meant nothing to him.
- The critic spoke fleeringly of the actor's performance.
- She smiled fleeringly at his attempt to impress her.
- He fleeringly dismissed the proposal without serious consideration.
- The crowd watched fleeringly as the politician stumbled over his words.