averagely

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈævərɪdʒli/ UK /ˈævərɪdʒli/ See IPA manual

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adv
to an ordinary or middling degree

The film was averagely entertaining but utterly forgettable.

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Synonyms

1 adv · to an ordinary or middling... ordinarily moderatelymiddlinglynormally passably

Opposites

exceptionally extraordinarily

Word family

Related forms average

Etymology

From average + -ly. Average derives from Old French avarie ('damage to ship or cargo'), ultimately from Arabic ʿawārīya ('damaged goods').

ʿawārīya Arabic

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# averagely

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈævərɪdʒli
**IPA (UK):** ˈævərɪdʒli

## Meanings
1. to an ordinary or middling degree

## Examples
- The film was averagely entertaining but utterly forgettable.

## Synonyms
- ordinarily
- moderately
- middlingly
- normally
- passably

## Antonyms
- exceptionally
- extraordinarily

## Related Forms
- average

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ʿawārīya

## Etymology
From average + -ly. Average derives from Old French avarie ('damage to ship or cargo'), ultimately from Arabic ʿawārīya ('damaged goods').

## AI Etymology
Averagely is an adverb meaning "to an ordinary or middling degree". Historically, it is from average + -ly. Average derives from Old French avarie ('damage to ship or cargo'), ultimately from Arabic ʿawārīya ('damaged goods'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: averagely is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "to an ordinary or middling degree", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain is anchored in Arabic ʿawārīya. A close English family member is average.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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