Stably

adv, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A medieval hunting practice in which a group of hunters and hounds are stationed around the perimeter of a wood during a hunt to prevent the escape of the game. historical, uncountable

    "As described in chapter three, classic bow and stably hunting in the later Middle Ages and early Renaissance involved hunters waiting on foot at stands or stations for the driven quarry to appear within bowshot."

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a stable manner.

    "The new procedures for money market operations continue to be in place until the consumer price index (excluding perishables, on a nationwide statistics) registers stably a zero percent or an increase year on year."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a stable unchanging manner wordnet
  2. 2
    in a stable solid fixed manner wordnet

Example

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"The new procedures for money market operations continue to be in place until the consumer price index (excluding perishables, on a nationwide statistics) registers stably a zero percent or an increase year on year."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From stable + -ly.

Etymology 2

From Middle English stablie, from Anglo-Norman stablie.

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