"ably" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈeɪ.bli/ [US], /ˈeɪ.bə.li/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ably.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more ably [comparative], most ably [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English abeliche, abelyche, abilliche, abliche; equivalent to able + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abeliche}} Middle English abeliche, {{m|enm|abelyche}} abelyche, {{m|enm|abilliche}} abilliche, {{m|enm|abliche}} abliche, {{suffix|en|able|-ly|}} able + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} ably (comparative more ably, superlative most ably)
  1. In an able manner; with great ability. Translations (with great ability): i afte (Albanian), умело (umelo) (Bulgarian), ловко (lovko) (Bulgarian), сръчно (srǎčno) (Bulgarian), компетентно (kompetentno) (Bulgarian), hàbilment (Catalan), pontevasti (Finnish), taitavasti (Finnish), hyvin (Finnish), habilement (French), fähig (German), ικανά (ikaná) (Greek), άξια (áxia) (Greek), habilemente (Interlingua), abilmente (Italian), waṡ'ágya (Lakota), umiejętnie (Polish), zręcznie (Polish), habilmente (Portuguese), уме́ло (umélo) (Russian), ло́вко (lóvko) (Russian), иску́сно (iskúsno) (Russian), компете́нтно (kompeténtno) (Russian), квалифици́рованно (kvalificírovanno) (Russian), hábilmente (Spanish), skickligt (Swedish), fägiko (Volapük), fägo (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-ably-en-adv-Ivn2QUGh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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          "sense": "with great ability",
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      "sense": "with great ability",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "with great ability",
      "word": "pontevasti"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "with great ability",
      "word": "taitavasti"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "with great ability",
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "with great ability",
      "word": "habilement"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with great ability",
      "word": "fähig"
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "with great ability",
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      "roman": "áxia",
      "sense": "with great ability",
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      "sense": "with great ability",
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      "sense": "with great ability",
      "word": "abilmente"
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      "sense": "with great ability",
      "word": "waṡ'ágya"
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      "sense": "with great ability",
      "word": "umiejętnie"
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      "sense": "with great ability",
      "word": "habilmente"
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      "sense": "with great ability",
      "word": "уме́ло"
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      "sense": "with great ability",
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