smoothly

English

Etymology

From Middle English smoþely; equivalent to smooth +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsmuːðli/
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Hyphenation: smooth‧ly

Adverb

smoothly (comparative smoothlier or more smoothly, superlative smoothliest or most smoothly)

in a smooth manner
talk smoothly

The plans didn't go as smoothly as we'd hoped.

Translations

in a smooth manner

Catalan: suaument (ca)
Czech: plynule
Esperanto: glate
Finnish: tasaisesti (fi), sujuvasti (fi)
French: souplement (fr), doucement (fr)
German: glatt (de)
Greek: ομαλά (el) (omalá)
Italian: facilmente (it), agevolmente (it), fluidamente (it), tranquillamente (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: glatt (no)

Nynorsk: glatt
Polish: gładko (pl)
Portuguese: suavemente (pt)
Russian: пла́вно (ru) (plávno), гла́дко (ru) (gládko)
Spanish: suavemente (es)

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