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adverbwith competence; in a competent capable manner
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Origin
- Middle Englishabeliche
- Englishably
From Middle English abeliche, abelyche, abilliche, abliche; equivalent to able + -ly.
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Bulgarian умело, ловко
- умело (umelo)with great ability
- ловко (lovko)with great ability
- сръчно (srăčno)with great ability
- компетентно (kompetentno)with great ability
Catalan hàbilment
- hàbilmentwith great ability
Finnish pontevasti, taitavasti
- pontevastiwith great ability
- taitavastiwith great ability
- hyvinwith great ability
French habilement
- habilementwith great ability
German fähig
- fähigwith great ability
Greek ικανά, άξια
- ικανά (ikaná)with great ability
- άξια (áxia)with great ability
Italian abilmente
- abilmentewith great ability
Polish umiejętnie, zręcznie
- umiejętniewith great ability
- zręczniewith great ability
Portuguese habilmente
- habilmentewith great ability
Russian уме́ло, ло́вко
- уме́ло (umélo)with great ability
- ло́вко (lóvko)with great ability
- иску́сно (iskúsno)with great ability
- компете́нтно (kompeténtno)with great ability
- квалифици́рованно (kvalificírovanno)with great ability
Spanish hábilmente
- hábilmentewith great ability
Swedish skickligt
- skickligtwith great ability
Vietnamese khéo léo
- khéo léowith great ability
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ably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ably
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“ably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ably. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ably.
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