ably

See also: -ably

English

Etymology

From Middle English abeliche, abelyche, abilliche, abliche; equivalent to able +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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

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Adverb

ably (comparative more ably, superlative most ably)

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

   ably done, planned, said

Translations

with great ability

• Albanian: i afte
• Bulgarian: умело (bg) (umelo), ловко (bg) (lovko), сръчно (bg) (srǎčno), компетентно (bg) (kompetentno)
• Catalan: hàbilment (ca)
• 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: hábilmente (es)
• Swedish: skickligt (sv)
• Volapük: fägiko, fägo

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Translations to be checked

• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} có khả năng, ^{(please verify)} có tài (vi), ^{(please verify)} khéo léo (vi), ^{(please verify)} tài tình (vi)

Anagrams

• Alby, Blay, blay