conveniently en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /kənˈvinjəntli/ (General-American)
- /kənˈviːnɪəntli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English convenient Middle English -ly English -ly English conveniently From convenient + -ly.
Meanings
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In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
his body was now conveniently inclin'd towards me, and just softly chucking his smooth beardless chin, I asked him if he was afraid of a lady?
1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
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In a manner provoking suspicion due to how well it suits someone's purposes.
If you prefer to deal in actual figures, as opposed to conveniently distracting speculative ones, then do recall that the British taxpayer bailed out Lloyds to the tune of around £20bn, and continues to face a massive loss on those shares.
2012 July 3, Marina Hyde, “A lesson in Olymp-o-nomics”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 May 2025:You expect me to believe that someone created a wormhole, and now conveniently has disassembled it?
1993, Michael Piller, “Emissary”, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Gul Jasad (Joel Swetow):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more conveniently | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most conveniently | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (25)
tr uygun olarak (in a convenient manner) · es convenientemente (in a convenient manner) · tr uygun bir şekilde (in a convenient manner) · pt convenientemente (in a convenient manner) · de praktischerweise (in a convenient manner) · cs jako na objednávku (in a convenient manner) · fr à pic (in a convenient manner) · de bequem (in a convenient manner) · de passenderweise (in a convenient manner) · fr à point (in a convenient manner) · ru без труда́ (in a convenient manner) · la commodē (in a convenient manner) · de einfachheitshalber (in a convenient manner) · fi sopivasti (in a convenient manner) · ru про́сто (in a convenient manner) · fi mukavasti (in a convenient manner) · fi kätevästi (in a convenient manner) · de bequemerweise (in a convenient manner) · de füglich (in a convenient manner) · fr commodément (in a convenient manner) · cs pohodlně (in a convenient manner) · ru удо́бно (in a convenient manner) · ca convenientment (in a convenient manner) · ru легко́ (in a convenient manner) · nl voor het gemak (in a convenient manner)