Words that rhyme with deficiently

adv 1: in a cheerfully buoyant manner; "we accepted the opportunity buoyantly" [syn: buoyantly, chirpily]

adv 1: in an absentminded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently" [syn: absently, abstractedly, inattentively, absentmindedly]

adv 1: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly] [ant: advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely] 2: of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" [syn: incidentally, accidentally] 3: without intention; in an unintentional manner; "she hit him unintentionally" [syn: unintentionally, accidentally] [ant: advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely]

adv 1: in ancient times; long ago; "a concern with what may have happened anciently"

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]

adv 1: with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: brilliantly, brightly, bright] 2: in an extremely intelligent way; "he solved the problem brilliantly"

adv 1: in conjunction with; combined; "our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn't pay for the damages with all our salaries put together" [syn: jointly, collectively, conjointly, together with]

adv 1: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor" [syn: consequently, accordingly] 2: as a consequence; "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held" [syn: consequently, therefore]

adv 1: in a systematic or consistent manner; "they systematically excluded women" [syn: systematically, consistently] [ant: inconsistently, unsystematically]

adv 1: without variation or change, in every case; "constantly kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time" [syn: constantly, invariably, always] 2: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" [syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantly]

adv 1: in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" [syn: handily, conveniently] [ant: inconveniently]

adv 1: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" [syn: presently, currently]

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]

adv 1: in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously" [syn: rebelliously, contumaciously, defiantly]

adv 1: with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly" [syn: despairingly, despondently]

adv 1: in another and different manner; "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"; "there is no way out other than the fire escape"; [syn: differently, otherwise, other than]

adv 1: in a diffident manner; "`Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'"

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"

adv 1: in a discordant manner; "the piece ended discordantly" [syn: discordantly, unharmoniously]

adv 1: in a disobedient manner; "he went ahead disobediently and did what his supervisor had warned him not to do" [ant: obediently, yieldingly]

adv 1: from or at a distance; "dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness"

adv 1: with efficiency; in an efficient manner; "he functions efficiently" [syn: efficiently, expeditiously] [ant: inefficiently]

adv 1: in a fluent manner; "she speaks French fluently"

adv 1: with impatience; in an impatient manner; "he answered her impatiently" [ant: patiently]

adv 1: in an important way or to an important degree; "more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself" [syn: importantly, significantly] 2: in an important way; "for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion"

adv 1: with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste" [syn: endlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, unceasingly, unendingly, continuously] 2: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" [syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantly]

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"

adv 1: in an inefficient manner; "he dealt inefficiently with the crisis" [ant: efficiently, expeditiously]

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"

adv 1: to an insufficient degree; "he was insufficiently prepared" [ant: sufficiently]

adv 1: in an intelligent manner; "she acted intelligently in this difficult situation" [ant: unintelligently]

adv 1: in an irrelevant manner; "suddenly and irrelevantly, she asked him for money" [ant: relevantly]

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]

adv 1: in a negligent manner; "he did his work negligently"

adv 1: with patience; in a patient manner; "he patiently played with the child" [ant: impatiently]

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]

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]

adv 1: in a proficient manner; "he dealt proficiently with the problem"

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"

adv 1: with relevance [ant: irrelevantly]

adv 1: with reticence; in a reticent manner; "she answered the questions reticently"

adv 1: in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled" [syn: strictly, stringently]

adv 1: to a sufficient degree; "she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin" [ant: insufficiently]

adv 1: in a vigorous and effective manner; "he defended his client's civil rights trenchantly"

adv 1: in an unpleasant manner; "he had been unpleasantly surprised" [ant: agreeably, enjoyably, pleasantly]

adv 1: with great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash" [syn: urgently, desperately]

adv 1: in a vehement manner; "he vehemently denied the accusations against him"

adv 1: in a self-satisfied manner; "he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher"