- smoothly
- adverb see smooth I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
smoothly
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Smoothly — Smooth ly, adv. In a smooth manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smoothly — index diplomatic, readily Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
smoothly — smooth|ly [ˈsmu:ðli] adv 1.) in a steady way, without stopping and starting again ▪ Traffic flowed smoothly. 2.) if a planned event, piece of work etc goes smoothly, there are no problems to spoil it ▪ It ll take about three hours if everything… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smoothly — smooth|ly [ smuðli ] adverb 1. ) without difficulty, problems, or delays: Her life had not been running smoothly. For work to flow smoothly, proper preparations must be made. 2. ) in a relaxed and confident way that usually persuades people to do … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smoothly — UK [ˈsmuːðlɪ] / US [ˈsmuðlɪ] adverb 1) without difficulty, problems, or delays Her life had not been running smoothly. For work to flow smoothly, proper preparations must be made. 2) in a relaxed and confident way that usually persuades people to … English dictionary
smoothly — adverb 1 in a smooth way 2 go smoothly if a planned event, piece of work etc goes smoothly, there are no problems to spoil it: It ll take about three hours, if everything goes smoothly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smoothly — adverb 1. with no problems or difficulties (Freq. 3) put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly • Syn: ↑swimmingly • Derived from adjective: ↑smooth 2. in a smooth and … Useful english dictionary
smoothly — adv. Smoothly is used with these verbs: ↑accelerate, ↑flow, ↑function, ↑go, ↑operate, ↑proceed, ↑progress, ↑roll, ↑run, ↑sail, ↑say, ↑slide, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
smoothly — smooth ► ADJECTIVE 1) having an even and regular surface; free from projections or indentations. 2) (of a liquid) having an even consistency; without lumps. 3) (of movement) without jerks. 4) without problems or difficulties. 5) charming in a… … English terms dictionary
smoothly — See smoother. * * * … Universalium
