flexibly

flexibly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English flexible
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English flexibly

    From flexible + -ly.

    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

    flexibly (comparative more flexibly, superlative most flexibly)

    1. In a flexible manner.
      • 2025 September 3, Christian Wolmar, “9 to 5: The changing face of commuting”, in RAIL, number 1043, page 57:
        But while the decline in season ticket sales as a proportion of fares income has continued, commuting has by no means died. Instead, people are working more flexibly. Therefore, a monthly or annual season ticket is not worthwhile.

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