conveniently

conveniently

English

Etymology

convenient +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈvinjəntli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈviːnɪəntli/

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• Hyphenation: con‧ve‧nient‧ly

Adverb

conveniently (comparative more conveniently, superlative most conveniently)

1. In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
   • 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], OCLC 731622352:

     his body was now conveniently inclin'd towards me, and just softly chucking his smooth beardless chin, I asked him if he was afraid of a lady?

2. In a manner provoking suspicion due to how well it suits someone's purposes.
   • 1993, Michael Piller, “Emissary”, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Gul Jasad (Joel Swetow):

     You expect me to believe that someone created a wormhole, and now conveniently has disassembled it?

Translations

in a convenient manner

Catalan: convenientment (ca) Czech: pohodlně, jako na objednávku Dutch: voor het gemak Finnish: mukavasti (fi), kätevästi (fi), sopivasti (fi) French: à pic (fr), à point (fr), commodément (fr) German: bequem (de), bequemerweise, füglich (de), passenderweise, praktischerweise, einfachheitshalber (de) Latin: commodē Portuguese: convenientemente (pt) Russian: удо́бно (ru) (udóbno), легко́ (ru) (lexkó), про́сто (ru) (prósto), без труда́ (ru) (bez trudá) Spanish: convenientemente Turkish: uygun bir şekilde, uygun olarak