proficiently
Americanadverb
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Etymology
Origin of proficiently
First recorded in 1800–10; proficient ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Of all the films to proficiently capture the feeling of trying to stay afloat in a year like 2025, writer-director Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” is easily the most comprehensive.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025
Mississippi improved performance by restricting schools from advancing third-graders who couldn’t read proficiently and by providing summer-school classes for those in need of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Studies have found that students who are chronically absent in kindergarten are less likely to read and count proficiently by the end of third grade, and the declines are particularly acute among English-language learners.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
Children must be able to swim proficiently over a distance of 25 metres, perform a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe self-rescue in the water.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024
Sitting on the front porch every day after school, working at it again at night when his schoolwork was finished, he patiently and painstakingly taught himself to play each instrument proficiently.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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