conformably

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈfɔrməbli/ UK /kənˈfɔːməbli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a manner that conforms or is in agreement

He acted conformably to the rules laid down by the committee.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a manner that conforms... correspondingly compliantly consistently accordingly agreeably

Opposites

inconsistently discordantly

Word family

Related forms conform conformable conformity conformance

Etymology

From conformable + -ly, ultimately from Latin conformare ('to shape together'), from con- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape').

conformare Latin forma Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conformably

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

## Meanings
1. in a manner that conforms or is in agreement

## Examples
- He acted conformably to the rules laid down by the committee.

## Synonyms
- correspondingly
- compliantly
- consistently
- accordingly
- agreeably

## Antonyms
- inconsistently
- discordantly

## Related Forms
- conform
- conformable
- conformity
- conformance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conformare
- Root: forma

## Etymology
From conformable + -ly, ultimately from Latin conformare ('to shape together'), from con- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape').

## AI Etymology
Conformably is from conformable + -ly, ultimately from Latin conformare ('to shape together'), from con- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape'). In present-day use, it means in a manner that conforms or is in agreement. Related vocabulary includes conform, conformable, conformity, and conformance.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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