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alertly
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adv 1: in mentally perceptive and responsive way; "she got
through the day alertly, despite being on drugs"
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aptly
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adv 1: with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they
worked competently" [syn: competently, aptly, ably,
capably] [ant: displaying incompetence,
incompetently]
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compactly
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adv 1: in a compact manner or state; "The children were packed
compactly into the car"
2: with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please state
your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote compactly but
clearly" [syn: succinctly, compactly]
3: taking up no more space than necessary; "liquid food
compactly stored in a pressurized tank"
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compassionately
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adv 1: in a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him
pityingly" [syn: pityingly, compassionately]
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completely
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adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
(`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was
wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal";
"it was completely different from what we expected"; "was
completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the
directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her
fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
[syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally,
all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially,
partly]
2: so as to be complete; with everything necessary; "he had
filled out the form completely"; "the apartment was
completely furnished"
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concretely
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adv 1: in concrete terms; "concretely, this meant that he was
broke" [ant: abstractly]
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considerately
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adv 1: in a considerate manner; "they considerately withdrew"
[ant: inconsiderately]
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contritely
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adv 1: in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said
ruefully" [syn: ruefully, contritely, remorsefully]
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correctly
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adv 1: in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly
depicted by his son"; "he guessed right" [syn:
correctly, right, aright] [ant: incorrectly,
wrong, wrongly]
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corruptly
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adv 1: in a corrupt manner [syn: corruptly, corruptedly]
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courtly
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adj 1: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a
royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: courtly,
formal, stately]
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covertly
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adv 1: in a covert manner; "he did it covertly" [ant: overtly]
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cutely
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adv 1: in an attractive manner; "how cunningly the olive-green
dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her
perfect figure" [syn: cunningly, cutely]
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definitely
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adv 1: without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too
expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds
they should win" [syn: decidedly, unquestionably,
emphatically, definitely, in spades, by all odds]
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deliberately
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adv 1: with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that
word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" [syn:
intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on
purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by
design] [ant: accidentally, by chance,
circumstantially, unexpectedly, unintentionally]
2: in a deliberate unhurried manner; "she was working
deliberately" [syn: measuredly, deliberately]
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delicately
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adv 1: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine
drawn body" [syn: finely, fine, delicately,
exquisitely]
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desolately
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adv 1: in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting
circumstances or prospects [syn: desolately,
disconsolately]
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desperately
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adv 1: with great urgency; "health care reform is needed
urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash" [syn:
urgently, desperately]
2: in intense despair; "the child clung desperately to her
mother"
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directly
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adv 1: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake";
"went direct to the office" [syn: directly, straight,
direct]
2: without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors
are directly related"; "he was directly responsible";
"measured the physical properties directly"
3: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he
answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an
official accused of dishonesty should be suspended
forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: immediately,
instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly,
now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot]
4: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't
answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for
less work and more pay" [syn: directly, flat, straight]
[ant: indirectly]
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disconsolately
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adv 1: in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting
circumstances or prospects [syn: desolately,
disconsolately]
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discreetly
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adv 1: with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint;
"I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in
and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay
behind this" [ant: indiscreetly]
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dispassionately
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adv 1: in an impartially dispassionate manner; "although he was
looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately"
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distinctly
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adv 1: clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment;
"it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself
in his situation" [syn: distinctly, clearly]
2: in a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of
this distinctly British occasion"
3: to a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly
correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"
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flatly
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adv 1: in an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges"
[syn: flatly, categorically, unconditionally]
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attlee
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n 1: British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who
instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967) [syn:
Attlee, Clement Attlee, Clement Richard Attlee, 1st
Earl Attlee]
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compositely
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consummately
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corporately
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degenerately
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discretely
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disparately
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fatly
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rattly
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atley
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batley
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flatley
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gatley
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hatley
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natalie
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ratley
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shatley
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spratley
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