adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In an unable way; without skill or ability.

   "And those words not unably welded together from the columns of a journal which well knows its public […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

ineptlyineptly

Example

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"And those words not unably welded together from the columns of a journal which well knows its public […]"

Etymology

From Middle English un-ably, unabilly, equivalent to unable + -ly.

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