adeptly
adverb
adeptly is spelled A-D-E-P-T-L-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, adeptly means “With great skill or knowledge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adeptly?
| Letters | 7: A-D-E-P-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adeptly?
Adeptly appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of adeptly
- more adeptly comparative
- most adeptly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adeptly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With great skill or knowledge.
He navigated the course adeptly, having trained on it for months ahead of time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adeptly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense with great skill or knowledge:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | habilement, dextrement |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does adeptly come from?
From adept + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).