"flexibly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flexibly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more flexibly [comparative], most flexibly [superlative]
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  1. In a flexible manner. Translations (in a flexible manner): rugalmasan (Hungarian)
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