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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•bly (ā′blē),USA pronunciation adv. - in an able manner;
with skill or ability;
competently.
- Middle English abelli. See able, -ly 1350–1400
- a suffix combining -able and -ly that forms adverbs corresponding to adjectives ending in -able: commendably;
dependably;
tolerably.
Also, -ibly. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ably /ˈeɪblɪ/ adv - in a competent or skilful manner
a•ble /ˈeɪbəl/USA pronunciation adj. (for def. 2) a•bler, a•blest. - having the necessary power, skill, knowledge, or resources to do something:[be + ~ + to + verb]able to read music after just a few lessons.
- having or showing unusual talent, intelligence, skill, or knowledge:an able leader.
a•bly, adv. able is an adjective that usually comes after some form of be, ably is an adverb, ability is a noun:John is able to run fast. He did the work ably and efficiently. John has the ability to run fast.See -habil-. -able, suffix. - -able is used to form adjectives from verbs, with the meaning "capable of, fit for, tending to'': teach + -able → teachable (= capable of being taught);
photograph + -able → photographable = (fit for photographing).
Compare -ible. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•ble (ā′bəl),USA pronunciation adj., a•bler, a•blest, n. adj. - having necessary power, skill, resources, or qualifications;
qualified:able to lift a two-hundred-pound weight; able to travel widely;able to vote. - having unusual or superior intelligence, skill, etc.:an able leader.
- showing talent, skill, or knowledge:an able speech.
- Lawlegally empowered, qualified, or authorized.
n. - Telecommunications(usually cap.) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Latin habilis handy, equivalent. to hab(ēre) to have, hold + -ilis -ile
- Middle French
- Middle English 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fit, fitted. Able, capable, competent all mean possessing adequate power for doing something. Able implies power equal to effort required:able to finish in time.Capable implies power to meet or fulfill ordinary requirements:a capable worker.Competent suggests power to meet demands in a completely satisfactory manner:a competent nurse.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged talented; skilled, clever, ingenious.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged apt.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged incompetent.
-able, - a suffix meaning "capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,'' associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable);
used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition to stems of any origin (teachable;
photographable).
Also, -ble, -ible. - Latin -ābilis, equivalent. to -ā- final vowel of 1st conjugation verb, verbal stems + -bilis
- Old French
- Middle English
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