conveniently

American  

[kuhn-veen-yuhnt-lee] / kənˈvin yənt li /

adverb

1. in a way that is well-suited or agreeable to the needs or purpose, or is easy to use.

   Now you can conveniently charge your wheelchair from your automobile's power socket.

   The resources are arranged conveniently by topic, so it is easy to find what you are looking for.

2. in an easily accessible place.

   The airport is conveniently located less than 35 minutes from downtown by car, shuttle bus, or public transportation.

3. in a way that is personally advantageous.

   Conveniently for the prime minister, the national bank has agreed to buy the government's debt on a large scale.

   The columnist conveniently—but misleadingly—leaves out certain facts.

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Other Word Forms

• quasi-conveniently adverb
• ultraconveniently adverb

Etymology

Origin of conveniently

convenient ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

In an early episode, protagonist Sophie finds a tip her missing sister scrawled on a container of Golden Pear body scrub that viewers can conveniently buy on the show’s microsite.

From The Wall Street Journal

An hour later I’d hauled the last box out of Green’s room and up the three flights of stairs since the elevator was conveniently getting repairs.

From Literature

This feels, alas, like a conveniently fearful conclusion chasing its own tail.

From The Wall Street Journal

Douglass emphasized to Amy that the Fox sisters’ rapping spirits had conveniently “refused to answer” the one personal question that would have given Frederick solid proof.

From Literature

“Yes, but still conveniently close to London. Interesting, isn’t it?”

From Literature

Related Words

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• comfortably
• efficiently
• effortlessly
• freely
• handily
• quickly
• readily
• regularly
• simply
• smoothly
• surely
• well