Definitions for ablyˈeɪ bli

ADVERTISEMENT

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

a•blyˈeɪ bli(adv.)

  1. in an able manner; competently.

Origin of ably:

1350–1400

-ably

  1. a suffix combining -able and -ly that forms adverbs corresponding to adjectives ending in -able : commendably.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Affix

    Ref: Compare -ibly.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. competently, aptly, ably, capably(adverb)

    with competence; in a competent capable manner

    "they worked competently"

Wiktionary

  1. ably(Adverb)

    In an able manner; with great ability.

    ably done, planned, said

  2. Origin: From able + -ly

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ably(adverb)

    in an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done, planned, said


Translations for ably

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ably(adverb)

legally competent

able to vote.

Get even more translations for ably »


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"ably." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 19 Jun 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/ably>.


The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations


A Member Of The STANDS4 Network


Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for ably: