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Definition: Expertly |
ExpertlyAdverb1. In an expert manner; "he repaired the TV set expertly". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "expertly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1899. (references) |
Synonyms: ExpertlySynonyms: like an expert (adv), with expertise (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: amateurishly (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Expertly |
| English words defined with "expertly": crude ♦ rough. (references) |
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| "Expertly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.52% of the time. "Expertly" is used about 210 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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 99.52% | 209 | 21,011 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.48% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 210 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "expertly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | ä¸"家地. (various references) | ||||
German | sachverständig (competent), mit sachverstand, meisterhaft (masterful, masterfully, masterly, superb), geschickt (able, ably, adept, adroit, agile, agilely, capably, clever, cleverly, competently, cunningly, deft, deftly, dexterous, expert, glibly, handy, ingenious, neatly, nimble, proficient, shrewd, shrewdly, skilful, skilfully, skilled, skillful, skillfully), gekonnt (able, masterful, masterfully, masterly, neat, skilful). (various references) | ||||
Hungarian | szakszerűen (in businesslike way, workmanlike), ügyesen (ably, adeptly, adroitly, capably, deftly, expeditiously, masterly, nattily, skillfully, sleekly, slick, slickly, to jink, to play one's cards well). (various references) | ||||
Italian | pratico (businesslike, conversant, down to earth, experienced, hard-headed, practical, practiced, practised, serviceable, versed). (various references) | ||||
Korean | ë…¸ë ¨í•˜ê²Œ. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | expertlyay | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | callide, gnare. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words ending with "expertly": inexpertly. (additional references) | |
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"Expertly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Expertel, expsrl. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "expertly" (pronounced e"kspertlē) |
| 4 | -er t l ē | covertly. |
| 3 | -t l ē | abruptly, absolutely, abundantly, accidently, accurately, acutely, adamantly, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, apparently, appropriately, approximately, aptly, ardently, arrogantly, astutely, blatantly, bluntly, brightly, brilliantly, coherently, commensurately, compassionately, competently, complacently, completely, concomitantly, concretely, concurrently, confidently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, correctly, costly, courtly, currently, curtly, decently, defiantly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, differently, difficultly, diligently, directly, discreetly, dishonestly, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, earnestly, efficiently, elaborately, elegantly, eloquently, eminently, evidently, exactly, excellently, explicitly, exquisitely, extravagantly, exultantly, faintly, fervently, firstly, flagrantly, flamboyantly, flatly, fluently, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, fraudulently, frequently, gently, ghastly, ghostly, greatly, hesitantly, honestly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imminently, impatiently, imperfectly, implicitly, importantly, imprudently, inaccurately, inadequately, inadvertently, inappropriately, incessantly, incoherently, incompetently, incorrectly, indefinitely, independently, indignantly, indirectly, indiscriminately, inefficiently, ineptly, infinitely, infrequently, inherently, innately, innocently, inordinately, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intently, intermittently, intimately, intricately, jointly, justly, knightly, lastly, lately, legitimately, leniently, lightly, magnificently, manifestly, militantly, minutely, moderately, modestly, mostly, motley, neatly, negligently, nightly, nonchalantly, obediently, overtly, partly, passionately, patently, patiently, perfectly, permanently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, politely, portly, predominantly, presently, priestly, privately, prominently, promptly, proportionately, prudently, pungently, quaintly, quietly, raptly, recently, reluctantly, remotely, resolutely, reverently, rightly, robustly, saintly, secretly, separately, shortly, significantly, silently, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, steadfastly, stoutly, strictly, stridently, stringently, subsequently, succinctly, sufficiently, sweetly, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, transparently, triumphantly, ultimately, unfortunately, unjustly, unpleasantly, unsightly, urgently, valiantly, vastly, vehemently, violently, virulently, Whitely. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-l-p-r-t-x-y" | |
-1 letter: peytrel. | |
-2 letters: expert, pelter, peltry, pertly, petrel, retype, yelper. | |
-3 letters: exert, expel, leery, leper, peery, peter, plyer, prexy, relet, repel, reply, telex. | |
-4 letters: eely, eery, eyer, eyre, leer, leet, lept, lyre, peel, peer, pele, pelt, pert, pree, prex, prey, pyre, reel, rely, rete, teel, tele, tree, trey, tyee, tyer, type, tyre, yelp. | |
-5 letters: eel, ere. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-l-p-r-t-x-y" | |
+1 letter: expletory. | |
+2 letters: inexpertly, perplexity. | |
+3 letters: exemplarity. | |
+4 letters: extemporally. | |
+5 letters: exasperatedly, exploratively, extemporarily. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 78 70 65 72 74 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -..- .--. . .-. - .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01111000 01110000 01100101 01110010 01110100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E x p e r t l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0078 0070 0065 0072 0074 006C 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3990827184867891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Translations: Ancient 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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