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单词 flexibly
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flexiblyadv.

Brit. /ˈflɛksᵻbli/, U.S. /ˈflɛksəbli/
Etymology: formed as flexible adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a flexible manner, with flexibility.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adverb]
fluxibly1471
flexibly1607
pliablya1631
flexively1651
supplely1832
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 190 They stand not stiffe but bend flexibly.
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 158 Theyr bodies are leaner, flexibly turning to euery side, according to the necessitie of motion.
1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner ii. 37 Two thick leather bags, which..lent themselves flexibly to every corner.
1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 183 O'er wide water his oars move flexibly fleeting.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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