adaptably

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adverb

In an adaptable manner.

OriginEnglish adaptable ← Middle English *adapten ← Latin adaptō →
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Meanings

adverbadaptably (comparative more adaptably, superlative most adaptably)

comparative more adaptably · superlative most adaptably

  1. In an adaptable manner.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  7. Proto-Italic*aptos
  8. Latinaptus
  9. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  10. Proto-Italic*apjō
  11. Latinapiō
  12. Latinaptō
  13. Latinadaptō
  14. Middle English*adapten
  15. Englishadapt
  16. Englishadaptable
  17. Englishadaptably

From adaptable + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

adaptably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptably

MLA

“adaptably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptably. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adaptably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptably.

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