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fluently

American  
[floo-uhnt-lee] / ˈflu ənt li /

adverb

  1. smoothly, relatively rapidly, and easily, with few or no errors.

    Herbert Hoover moved his family to China before becoming president, and he and his wife learned to speak Mandarin Chinese fluently.

    I can type as fluently as Rubenstein played the piano.

  2. with easy and graceful motion or with smooth, natural transitions.

    Her small yet strong body moved fluently through the woods as if part of it.

    Moving fluently from personal to public history, his poetry has been acclaimed for both its candor and its authority.


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Etymology

Origin of fluently

fluent ( def. ) + -ly


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The strongest associations appeared in frontotemporal regions of the brain involved in recognizing words, speaking fluently, and temporarily holding language information in mind.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

It answers confidently, fluently, in complete sentences, with the tone of someone who knows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

In a post on X, former cabinet minister Rory Stewart praised Martin for speaking "fluently and diplomatically - while also standing up for values, peace and European allies".

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Some were fluently verbal, while others communicated through signs and notes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

Twenty-four years old, she was the daughter of Algerian immigrants, spoke four languages fluently, and sometimes performed as a soloist with the Paris Opera.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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