optimally

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adverb

In an optimal manner.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English optimal →
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Meanings

adverboptimally (comparative more optimally, superlative most optimally)

comparative more optimally · superlative most optimally

  1. In an optimal manner.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Latinoptimus
  5. Englishoptimal
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. Englishoptimally

From optimal + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

palmitoyl
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APA

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MLA

“optimally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optimally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “optimally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optimally.

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