capably
capably adverb: in a capable manner.
Adverb
capably (comparative more capably, superlative most capably)
- In a capable manner.
- They will all go down in polar history as leaders, these men. I believe Bowers would also have made a great name for himself if he had lived, and few polar ships have been commanded as capably as was the Terra Nova, by Pennell.1922, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, The Worst Journey in the World
- Pederson capably channeled the emotions of every Dodgers fan in the building, punctuating his rowdy trip around the bases with a fist in the air, a chest-thump, a get-on-your-feet gesture to the crowd and a double-barreled finger-point to his dugout.2017 November 1, Dave Sheinin, “Dodgers beat Astros, and an extraordinary World Series fittingly moves to Game 7”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
Forms of capably
| comparative | more capably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most capably |
Origin of capably
From capable + -ly.
Questions about capably
- What does capably mean?
- Capably means in a capable manner.
- What part of speech is capably?
- Capably is an adverb.
Words near capably in the dictionary
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