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Validly

Definition: Validly

Validly

Adverb

1. In a valid manner; "this may not validly be done".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "validly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references)

Synonym: Validly

Synonym: with validity (adv). (additional references)
Synonyms by domain: conditions under which debtors of the bankrupt can validly obtain discharge (law), court validly seised, procedural document validly lodged, validly concluded convention (european union).

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Crosswords: Validly

English words defined with "validly": with validity. (references)
Specialty definitions using "validly": vaxocentrism. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Validly

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Emerging evidence suggests that, when performed by experienced surgeons, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is generally as safe and effective as open cholecystectomy, at least in the short term. However, at present it remains uncertain whether this preliminary impression, which is based on data reported by a select subset of expert surgeons, validly reflects the community experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. (references)

To what extent can early detection through mammographic screening reduce the impact of breast cancer in women in their forties, and what risks may be associated with mammography in this age group? Although nonrandomized observational data on women screened with mammography have been reported, the benefits and risks of mammography screening for women in their forties can be validly assessed only by analyzing results obtained from clinical trials in which women are randomly assigned to be screened or not screened. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Validly

"Validly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Validly" is used about 81 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%8136,835

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Validly

Language Translations for "validly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

合法 (LAWFUL, legality, legally, legitimacy, legitimate, valid). (various references)

   

Czech

  

pádnì (pointedly). (various references)

   

Danish

  

retsafgørelser,som har været gyldigt repræsenteret under sagen (defendant validly represented during the proceedings), procesdokument gyldigt indleveret (procedural document validly lodged), gyldigt indgaaet konvention (validly concluded convention). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

voorwaarden waaronder de schuldenaren van de gefailleerde zich op geldige wijze van hun schuld kunnen bevrijden (conditions under which debtors of the bankrupt can validly obtain discharge), rechtsgeldig in het geding vertegenwoordigd verweerder (defendant validly represented during the proceedings), rechtsgeldig gesloten overeenkomst (validly concluded convention), rechtsgeldig afgegeven processtuk (procedural document validly lodged). (various references)

   

French

  

pièce de procédure valablement déposée (procedural document validly lodged), défendeur valablement représenté dans l'instance (defendant validly represented during the proceedings), convention valablement conclue (validly concluded convention), conditions dans lesquelles les débiteurs du failli peuvent valablement se libérer (conditions under which debtors of the bankrupt can validly obtain discharge). (various references)

   

German

  

gültig (available, effective, passable, significant, valid, validated, valuable), berechtig. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

εναγόμενος που εκπροσωπείται νομίμως κατά τη δίκη (defendant validly represented during the proceedings), διαδικαστικό έγγραφο που κατατίθεται εγκύρως (procedural document validly lodged). (various references)

   

Italian

  

convenzione validamente conclusa (validly concluded convention), convenuto validamente rappresentato in giudizio (defendant validly represented during the proceedings), condizioni alle quali i debitori del fallito possono validamente liberarsi (conditions under which debtors of the bankrupt can validly obtain discharge), atto di procedura validamente depositato (procedural document validly lodged). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

효하게. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

alidlyvay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

requerido validamente representado na instância (defendant validly represented during the proceedings), peca processual validamente apresentada (procedural document validly lodged), convenção aprovada (validly concluded convention). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

обоснованно (soundly). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

escrito procesal válidamente presentado (procedural document validly lodged), demandado representado válidamente en el proceso (defendant validly represented during the proceedings). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Validly

Derivations

Words ending with "validly": invalidly. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Validly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: pallidly. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Validly"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "validly" (pronounced va"ludlē)
5-l u d l ēsolidly.
4-u d l ēacidly, admittedly, advisedly, allegedly, assertedly, assuredly, avidly, avowedly, belatedly, candidly, contentedly, decidedly, deservedly, determinedly, doggedly, evenhandedly, excitedly, guardedly, heatedly, markedly, placidly, pointedly, purportedly, rapidly, repeatedly, reportedly, reputedly, rigidly, ruggedly, splendidly, stupidly, supposedly, timidly, unabashedly, unashamedly, undoubtedly, unexpectedly, unprecedentedly, vividly, wholeheartedly, wickedly, wretchedly.
3-d l ēabsurdly, awkwardly, badly, baldly, blandly, blindly, boldly, broadly, coldly, cowardly, crudely, cuddly, dastardly, deadly, Diddley, downwardly, fondly, friendly, gladly, godly, goodly, grandly, haphazardly, hardly, hurriedly, idly, inwardly, kindly, loudly, madly, medley, mildly, niggardly, oddly, otherworldly, outwardly, profoundly, proudly, Ridley, roundly, rudely, sadly, secondly, shrewdly, soundly, straightforwardly, thirdly, unfriendly, ungodly, upwardly, weirdly, widely, wildly, worldly.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Validly

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-i-l-l-v-y"

-1 letter: avidly.

-2 letters: daily, dally, dilly, idyll, valid, villa.

-3 letters: ally, avid, davy, dial, dill, diva, idly, idyl, illy, lady, laid, lily, vail, vial, vill, yald, yill.

-4 letters: aid, ail, all, dal, day, ill, ivy, lad, lav, lay, lid, via, yid.

-5 letters: ad, ai, al, ay, id, la, li, ya.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-i-l-l-v-y"
 

+2 letters: invalidly.

 

+3 letters: medievally.

 

+4 letters: adverbially, veridically.

 

+5 letters: adjectivally, devotionally, evidentially, individually.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Validly


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

56 61 6C 69 64 6C 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

...-    .-    .-..    ..    -..    .-..    -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010110 01100001 01101100 01101001 01100100 01101100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#86 &#97 &#108 &#105 &#100 &#108 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0056 0061 006C 0069 0064 006C 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

56677875707891

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Usage Frequency
6. Translations: Modern
7. Derivations
8. Rhymes
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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