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- admirably (adv.)[admirably 词源字典]
- 1590s, from admirable + -ly (2).[admirably etymology, admirably origin, 英语词源]
- amicably (adv.)
- 1630s, from amicable + -ly (2).
- arguably (adv.)
- "as may be shown by argument," 1890, from arguable + -ly (2).
- comfortably (adv.)
- late 14c., "pleasantly, enjoyably," from comfortable + -ly (2). Meaning "in a state of comfort" is 1630s.
- incomparably (adv.)
- early 15c., from incomparable + -ly (2).
- indubitably (adv.)
- late 15c., from indubitable + -ly (2).
- inevitably (adv.)
- mid-15c., from inevitable + -ly (2).
- irremediably (adv.)
- mid-15c., irremediabili, from irremediable + -ly (2).
- irreparably (adv.)
- mid-15c., from irreparable + -ly (2).
- miserably (adv.)
- c. 1400; see miserable + -ly (2).
- presumably (adv.)
- 1640s, "with presumption, without examination," from presumable + -ly (2). As a qualifier, "probably, as one would presume," from 1830.
- probably (adv.)
- mid-15c., "plausibly," from probable + -ly (2). As a general purpose qualifier, 1610s.
- supposably (adv.)
- "as may be supposed," 1795, not originally American English, alteration of supposedly, or else from supposable (1680s), from suppose (v.) + -able.
- accusably
- "In an accusable manner; reprehensibly", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in George Meredith (1828–1909), novelist and poet. From accusable + -ly.