audibly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English audible

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English audibly

From audible + -ly.

Adverb

audibly (comparative more audibly, superlative most audibly)

1. In context of possibility of being heard; in an audible manner.
   • 2014 March 9, Jacob Steinberg, “Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals”, in The Guardian:

     The Argentinian remains a danger to his own team, clumsily conceding the penalty which allowed Gómez to put Wigan ahead, and it was clear that City's audibly frustrated fans do not trust him.

Synonyms

• aloud

Antonyms

• inaudibly

Translations

in context of being heard

• Esperanto: aŭdeble
• Finnish: kuuluvasti (fi)
• Irish: os ard
• Polish: słyszalnie
• Portuguese: audivelmente
• Russian: гро́мко (ru) (grómko), вня́тно (ru) (vnjátno), вслух (ru) (vslux)