Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
sweepingly is an adverb meaning "in a sweeping manner". It carries one recorded sense.
in a sweeping manner
“he sweepingly condemned the entire population of the country for the war crimes”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sweepingly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.
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