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flexibly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a flexible manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with flexibility

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `Come whenever you are free,' he said flexibly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inflexibly

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English flexible Middle English -ly English -ly English flexibly From flexible + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: rugalmasan — in a flexible manner