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capably

adv

Etymology

From capable + -ly.

  1. derived from capābilis
  2. borrowed from capable
  3. suffixed as capably — “capable + ly”

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • Although it is more burdensome to handle than a Bermudan rig, a 'well-found gaff rig copes with heavy weather at least as capably as its triangular equivalent.

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