reliably

reliably

English

Etymology

    From reliable + -ly.

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    Adverb

    reliably (comparative more reliably, superlative most reliably)

    1. In a reliable manner.
      Genuine cowards follow the wicked and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.
      • 2023 April 5, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Pay deal a positive result”, in RAIL, number 980, page 3:
        Above all, rail needs to be boring. By that, I mean that it must run its timetable reliably, day-in and day-out. Punctuality and reliability remain the bedrock of a successful railway.

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