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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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
They proficiently highlight the grim humor in so many of Agnes’ conversations, understanding that moving through the world, asking for a little bit of compassion, is hilariously mortifying, even if it shouldn’t be.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2025
In a review for The Times, Carlos Aguilar wrote the film was “less vibrant and proficiently pleasant” and suggested viewers “revisit the superior hand-drawn version.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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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