Words that rhyme with gately

adv 1: with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: competently, aptly, ably, capably] [ant: displaying incompetence, incompetently]

adv 1: in concrete terms; "concretely, this meant that he was broke" [ant: abstractly]

adv 1: in a considerate manner; "they considerately withdrew" [ant: inconsiderately]

adv 1: in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully" [syn: ruefully, contritely, remorsefully]

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]

adv 1: in a corrupt manner [syn: corruptly, corruptedly]

adj 1: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: courtly, formal, stately]

adv 1: in a covert manner; "he did it covertly" [ant: overtly]

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]

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]

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]

adv 1: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: finely, fine, delicately, exquisitely]

adv 1: in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects [syn: desolately, disconsolately]

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"

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]

adv 1: in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects [syn: desolately, disconsolately]

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]

adv 1: in an impartially dispassionate manner; "although he was looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately"

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"

adv 1: to an extraordinary extent or degree; "he improved greatly"

adv 1: in an innate manner; "the child is said to be innately disposed to learn language"

adv 1: in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: recently, late, lately, of late, latterly]

adv 1: in an ornate manner; "the cradle was ornately carved"

adv 1: in a sedate manner [syn: sedately, calmly]

adj 1: impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: baronial, imposing, noble, stately] 2: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn: stately, statuesque] 3: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: courtly, formal, stately]