"adeptly" meaning in English

See adeptly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more adeptly [comparative], most adeptly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der. Proto-Italic *apjō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin apīscor Latin adipīscor Latin adeptusbor. French adeptebor. English adept Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English adeptly From adept + -ly. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|adept|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der. Proto-Italic *apjō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin apīscor Latin adipīscor Latin adeptusbor. French adeptebor. English adept Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. 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  1. With great skill or knowledge. Translations (with great skill or knowledge): 熟練地 /熟练地 (shúliàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), pätevästi (Finnish), taitavasti (Finnish), habilement (French), dextrement (French), semly (Middle English)
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}\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"adeptly\">\nFrom adept + -ly.",
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    }
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    {
      "form": "more adeptly",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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      "form": "most adeptly",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "adeptly (comparative more adeptly, superlative most adeptly)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "English adverbs",
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        "English entries with etymon",
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        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂éd",
        "English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial)",
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        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
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        "Proto-Indo-European term requests",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
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        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              24,
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          ],
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "With great skill or knowledge."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skill",
          "skill"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "shúliàn de",
      "sense": "with great skill or knowledge",
      "word": "熟練地 /熟练地"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "with great skill or knowledge",
      "word": "pätevästi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "with great skill or knowledge",
      "word": "taitavasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "with great skill or knowledge",
      "word": "habilement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "with great skill or knowledge",
      "word": "dextrement"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "sense": "with great skill or knowledge",
      "word": "semly"
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  ],
  "word": "adeptly"
}

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