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)

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, ^{(please verify)} khéo léo, ^{(please verify)} tài tình

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 6

Anagrams

Alby, Blay, blay

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[SOED-1] Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 6