Reliably

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a reliable manner.

    "Genuine cowards follow the wicked and cannot reliably sustain any virtue."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a faithful manner wordnet

Synonyms

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dependablydependablyfaithfullyhonestly

Example

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"In order to bring about order in this chaos, we need a reliably functioning control mechanism."

Etymology

From reliable + -ly.

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