Synonyms

competently

American

[kom-pi-tuhnt-lee] / ˈkɒm pɪ tənt li /

adverb

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

Everything was done professionally and very competently.
adequately but not exceptionally.

The piece is competently performed, but no more.

Other Word Forms

noncompetently adverb
uncompetently adverb

Etymology

Origin of competently

competent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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That can be incredibly unsettling, especially to do-it-yourselfers used to handling finances competently on their own.

From Los Angeles Times

In a press release issued Friday, Wilson said the company’s transition announcement was a “tremendous failure by the Board to competently plan for the future and manage an effective succession process.”

From Barron's

“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.

From MarketWatch

I figured relearning would help me competently teach my daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Salon

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