competently

English

Etymology

From competent +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

competently (comparative more competently, superlative most competently)

1. In a competent manner.
   • 2011, Donis Casey, The Drop Edge of Yonder: An Alafair Tucker Mystery:

     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.

Translations

in a competent manner

• Catalan: competentment (ca)
• Finnish: pätevästi, osaavasti, taitavasti (fi), etevästi (fi)
• French: avec compétence, de façon compétente
• Galician: competentemente
• Italian: competentemente (it)
• Occitan: competentament
• Portuguese: competentemente
• Spanish: competentemente