"-ably" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /əbli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ably.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: -able + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|-able|ly}} -able + -ly Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=adverb-forming suffixes|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ably, {{en-suffix|cat2=adverb-forming suffixes}} -ably
  1. Used to form adverbs corresponding to adjectives that end in -able. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ibly, -bly
    Sense id: en--ably-en-suffix-YA2SyTH2 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly

Download JSON data for -ably meaning in English (1.4kB)

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