advantageously en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English advantageous Middle English -ly English -ly English advantageously From advantageous + -ly.
Meanings
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In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
[…] ſtill he thought no more than that being ſo young, the largeneſs of his machine (for few men could diſpute ſize with him) made all the difficulty, and that poſſibly I had not been enjoy’d by any ſo advantageouſly made in that part as himſelf; […]
1749, [John Cleland], “[Letter the First]”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], volume I, London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC, page 106:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most advantageously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more advantageously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (19)
ru преиму́щественно (in an advantageous manner) · nrf avantageusement (in an advantageous manner) · it proficuamente (in an advantageous manner) · it profittevolmente (in an advantageous manner) · pl awantażownie (in an advantageous manner) · sh про̏бита̄чно (in an advantageous manner) · ru вы́годно (in an advantageous manner) · sh prȍbitāčno (in an advantageous manner) · it vantaggiosamente (in an advantageous manner) · te సప్రయోజనముగా (in an advantageous manner) · ka ხელსაყრელად (in an advantageous manner) · es ventajosamente (in an advantageous manner) · fr avantageusement (in an advantageous manner) · de zweckmäßigerweise (in an advantageous manner) · pl korzystnie (in an advantageous manner) · fi edullisesti (in an advantageous manner) · ca avantatjosament (in an advantageous manner) · fi hyödyllisesti (in an advantageous manner) · pt vantajosamente (in an advantageous manner)