fashionably

C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˈfæʃənəbli/ UK /ˈfæʃənəbli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a manner conforming to current fashion

She arrived fashionably late to the gallery opening.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a manner conforming to... stylishlysmartlymodishlychiclyelegantlytrendily

Opposites

unfashionablydowdily

Word family

Related forms fashionable fashion fashionableness

Etymology

From 'fashionable' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Fashion' is from Old French 'façon' ('make, shape'), from Latin 'factiōnem' (accusative of 'factiō', 'a making'), from 'facere' ('to make, do').

factiō Latin facere Latin

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Topics

Clothing & Appearance Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fashionably

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

## Meanings
1. in a manner conforming to current fashion

## Examples
- She arrived fashionably late to the gallery opening.

## Synonyms
- stylishly
- smartly
- modishly
- chicly
- elegantly
- trendily

## Antonyms
- unfashionably
- dowdily

## Related Forms
- fashionable
- fashion
- fashionableness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: factiō
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From 'fashionable' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Fashion' is from Old French 'façon' ('make, shape'), from Latin 'factiōnem' (accusative of 'factiō', 'a making'), from 'facere' ('to make, do').

## AI Etymology
Fashionably comes from 'fashionable' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Fashion' is from Old French 'façon' ('make, shape'), from Latin 'factiōnem' (accusative of 'factiō', 'a making'), from 'facere' ('to make, do'). The etymological trail includes Latin factiō and Latin facere. As an adverb, fashionably means in a manner conforming to current fashion. The same family is visible in related forms such as fashionable, fashion, and fashionableness. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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