conveniently
English
[edit]Etymology
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From convenient + -ly.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈvinjəntli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈviːnɪəntli/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: con‧ve‧nient‧ly
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Adverb
[edit]conveniently (comparative more conveniently, superlative most conveniently)
- In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
- Synonym: handily
- 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
- 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?
- 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?
- 2012 July 3, Marina Hyde, “A lesson in Olymp-o-nomics”, in The Guardian[1], archived from the original on 19 May 2025:
- If you prefer to deal in actual figures, as opposed to conveniently distracting speculative ones, then do recall that the British taxpayer bailed out Lloyds to the tune of around £20bn, and continues to face a massive loss on those shares.
Translations
[edit]in a convenient manner
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