4 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

ably

adverb: in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: {competently}, {aptly}, {capably}, {with competence}] [ant: {incompetently}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

-ably \-a*bly\ A suffix composed of -able and the adverbial suffix -ly; as, favorably.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Ably \A"bly\, adverb In an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done, planned, said.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "ably": adeptly, adequately, adroitly, agilely, aptly, artfully, artistically, brilliantly, capably, cleverly, competently, cunningly, deftly, dexterously, dextrously, effectively, effectually, efficiently, excellently, expertly, featly, handily, ingeniously, masterfully, neatly, nimbly, proficiently, resourcefully, skillfully, spryly, superbly, well, with consummate skill, with finesse, with genius, with skill

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