Words that rhyme with greatly

• ably 0
  adv 1: with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: competently, aptly, ably, capably] [ant: displaying incompetence, incompetently]
• actually 0
  adv 1: in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" [syn: actually, really] 2: used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous" [syn: actually, in reality] 3: at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air" 4: as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
• aptly 0
  adv 1: with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently" [syn: competently, aptly, ably, capably] [ant: displaying incompetence, incompetently]
• badly 0
  adv 1: to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" [syn: badly, severely, gravely, seriously] 2: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan" [syn: ill, badly, poorly] [ant: good, well] 3: evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly" 4: in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room" [syn: badly, mischievously, naughtily] 5: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad" [syn: badly, bad] 6: very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it" [syn: badly, bad] 7: without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly" [ant: well] 8: in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them" [syn: badly, disadvantageously] [ant: advantageously, well] 9: unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" [syn: ill, badly] [ant: well] 10: with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake" [ant: well]
• concretely 0
  adv 1: in concrete terms; "concretely, this meant that he was broke" [ant: abstractly]
• considerately 0
  adv 1: in a considerate manner; "they considerately withdrew" [ant: inconsiderately]
• contritely 0
  adv 1: in a rueful manner; "`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully" [syn: ruefully, contritely, remorsefully]
• correctly 0
  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]
• corruptly 0
  adv 1: in a corrupt manner [syn: corruptly, corruptedly]
• courtly 0
  adj 1: refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" [syn: courtly, formal, stately]
• covertly 0
  adv 1: in a covert manner; "he did it covertly" [ant: overtly]
• cutely 0
  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]
• definitely 0
  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]
• deliberately 0
  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]
• delicately 0
  adv 1: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: finely, fine, delicately, exquisitely]
• desolately 0
  adv 1: in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects [syn: desolately, disconsolately]
• desperately 0
  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"
• directly 0
  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]
• disconsolately 0
  adv 1: in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects [syn: desolately, disconsolately]
• discreetly 0
  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]
• dispassionately 0
  adv 1: in an impartially dispassionate manner; "although he was looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately"
• distinctly 0
  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"
• innately 0
  adv 1: in an innate manner; "the child is said to be innately disposed to learn language"
• lately 0
  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]
• ornately 0
  adv 1: in an ornate manner; "the cradle was ornately carved"
• sedately 0
  adv 1: in a sedate manner [syn: sedately, calmly]
• stately 0
  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]
• blackly 0
• consummately 0
• corporately 0
• crackly 0
• degenerately 0
• discretely 0
• disparately 0
• gateley 0
• gately 0

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