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/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Adverb

ably (comparative more ably, superlative most ably)

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)
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)
Vietnamese: khéo léo (vi)
Volapük: fägiko, fägo

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Translations to be checked

Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} tài tình (vi)

References

^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ably”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

Alby, Blay, blay

[SOED-1] Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ably”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

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