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absently
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adv 1: in an absentminded or preoccupied manner; "he read the
letter absently" [syn: absently, abstractedly,
inattentively, absentmindedly]
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anciently
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adv 1: in ancient times; long ago; "a concern with what may have
happened anciently"
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bluntly
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adv 1: in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated
his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn:
bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly]
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decently
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adv 1: in a decent manner; "they don't know how to dress
decently" [ant: indecently]
2: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't
you carry me decent?" [syn: properly, decently, decent,
in good order, right, the right way] [ant:
improperly]
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diligently
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adv 1: with diligence; in a diligent manner; "we may diligently
observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week,
diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"
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efficiently
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adv 1: with efficiency; in an efficient manner; "he functions
efficiently" [syn: efficiently, expeditiously] [ant:
inefficiently]
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impatiently
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adv 1: with impatience; in an impatient manner; "he answered her
impatiently" [ant: patiently]
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indulgently
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adv 1: in an indulgent manner; "I was indulgently advised to
give the kids what they wanted unless I wished my son to
be socially ostracised"
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inefficiently
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adv 1: in an inefficient manner; "he dealt inefficiently with
the crisis" [ant: efficiently, expeditiously]
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innocently
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adv 1: in a not unlawful manner; "he claimed to have purchased
the contraband innocently"
2: in a naively innocent manner; "she smiled at him innocently"
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insufficiently
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adv 1: to an insufficient degree; "he was insufficiently
prepared" [ant: sufficiently]
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intelligently
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adv 1: in an intelligent manner; "she acted intelligently in
this difficult situation" [ant: unintelligently]
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irrelevantly
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adv 1: in an irrelevant manner; "suddenly and irrelevantly, she
asked him for money" [ant: relevantly]
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magnificently
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adv 1: extremely well; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got
along famously" [syn: excellently, magnificently,
splendidly, famously]
2: in an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was
gorgeously dressed" [syn: gorgeously, splendidly,
resplendently, magnificently]
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negligently
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adv 1: in a negligent manner; "he did his work negligently"
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patiently
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adv 1: with patience; in a patient manner; "he patiently played
with the child" [ant: impatiently]
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pleasantly
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adv 1: in a cheerful manner; "`I'll do the dishes,' he said
pleasantly" [syn: pleasantly, cheerily, sunnily]
2: in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy
afternoon" [syn: pleasantly, agreeably, enjoyably]
[ant: disagreeably, unpleasantly]
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presently
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adv 1: in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the
book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently";
"we should have news before long" [syn: soon,
shortly, presently, before long]
2: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador
to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut"
[syn: presently, currently]
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proficiently
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adv 1: in a proficient manner; "he dealt proficiently with the
problem"
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pungently
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adv 1: with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently
about his contemporaries"
2: with a pungent taste or smell; "the soup was pungently
flavored"
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relevantly
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adv 1: with relevance [ant: irrelevantly]
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reticently
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adv 1: with reticence; in a reticent manner; "she answered the
questions reticently"
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stringently
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adv 1: in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently
enforced"; "stringently controlled" [syn: strictly,
stringently]
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sufficiently
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adv 1: to a sufficient degree; "she was sufficiently fluent in
Mandarin" [ant: insufficiently]
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trenchantly
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adv 1: in a vigorous and effective manner; "he defended his
client's civil rights trenchantly"
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unpleasantly
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adv 1: in an unpleasant manner; "he had been unpleasantly
surprised" [ant: agreeably, enjoyably, pleasantly]
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urgently
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adv 1: with great urgency; "health care reform is needed
urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash" [syn:
urgently, desperately]
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complacently
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adv 1: in a self-satisfied manner; "he complacently lived out
his life as a village school teacher"
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adjacently
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astringently
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beneficently
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cogently
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contingently
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deficiently
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divergently
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exigently
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intransigently
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huntley
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