adeptly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der. Proto-Italic *apjō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin apīscor Latin adipīscor Latin adeptusbor. French adeptebor. English adept Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English adeptly From adept + -ly.
Meanings
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With great skill or knowledge.
He navigated the course adeptly, having trained on it for months ahead of time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most adeptly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more adeptly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
enm semly (with great skill or knowledge) · fi taitavasti (with great skill or knowledge) · fr habilement (with great skill or knowledge) · fr dextrement (with great skill or knowledge) · fi pätevästi (with great skill or knowledge) · cmn 熟練地 /熟练地 (with great skill or knowledge)