competently

[kom-pi-tuhnt-lee]

adverb

1. well or with sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc..

   Everything was done professionally and very competently.

2. adequately but not exceptionally.

   The piece is competently performed, but no more.

Other Word Forms

• noncompetently adverb
• uncompetently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of competently¹

competent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“Beneficiaries of an estate can ask to remove a personal representative when they have demonstrated that they cannot competently manage estate affairs,” according to the Martin Law Office LLC.

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I figured relearning would help me competently teach my daughter.

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“Today, I am announcing that I am ending the FCC’s promotion of DEI and will focus the agency’s work on competently carrying out the FCC’s mission, as defined by Congress.”

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Some of Martin's supporters, including current and former candidates for chair, describe Martin as well-positioned to bridge the ideological divide in the Democratic Party while competently wielding and building party infrastructure.

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“What the voters are looking for,” he told a TV interviewer, “is someone who can run the government competently, who understands their problems and will tell the truth. We’re not dealing with ideologies this year.”

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Related Words

• ably 
• efficiently 
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