ably

ably

See also: -ably

English

Etymology

From Middle English able + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bli/, /ˈeɪ.bə.li/

Adverb

ably (comparative more ably, superlative most ably)

1. In an able manner; with great ability. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]

   ably done, planned, said

Translations

with great ability

Albanian: i afte Bulgarian: умело (bg) (umelo), ловко (bg) (lovko), сръчно (bg) (srǎčno), компетентно (bg) (kompetentno) Finnish: pontevasti (fi), taitavasti (fi), hyvin (fi) French: habilement (fr) German: fähig (de) Greek: ικανά (el) (ikaná), άξια (el) (áxia) Interlingua: habilemente Italian: abilmente (it)

Lakota: waṡ'ágya Polish: umiejętnie (pl), zręcznie (pl) Portuguese: habilmente (pt) Russian: уме́ло (ru) (umélo), ло́вко (ru) (lóvko), иску́сно (ru) (iskúsno), компете́нтно (ru) (kompeténtno), квалифици́рованно (ru) (kvalificírovanno) Spanish: capaz (es), hábilmente (es) Swedish: skickligt (sv) Volapük: fägiko, fägo

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Vietnamese: (please verify) có khả năng, (please verify) có tài (vi), (please verify) khéo léo (vi), (please verify) tài tình (vi)

References

1. “ably” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

• Alby, Blay, blay