competently

adv

Etymology

From competent + -ly.

  1. derived from competens
  2. derived from competent
  3. inherited from competent
  4. formed as competently — “competent + -ly

Definitions

  1. In a competent manner.

    • And on the end of the big table sat a pot of chicken and dumplings, the sad but tasty end of a tough red bird who had competently done his roosterly duty all his life, yet through no fault of his own had ended up a criminal.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at competently. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at competently. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at competently

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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