expertly
/ˈekspətli/EK-spurt-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈɛkspɚtli/EK-spurt-lee
Meaningin an expert way
Common meaning: skilfully
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- experto try, test; a trial, dangerLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 693 · scan
- tpast-participle ending
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from expert + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), EXPERT, p.200 · scan
Roots
- experior, expertus; perīculum Latin “to try, test; a trial, danger”
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