professionally B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /prəˈfɛʃənəli/ See IPA manual Freq #11432 Meanings 1 adv in a professional manner Professionally trained staff. 2 adv As a professional; for one's paid career. Steve Davis plays snooker professionally. 3 adv In a professional manner. You handled that customer's complaint very professionally. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites unprofessionally Word family Derived forms interprofessionallynonprofessionallyproshot Etymology From professional + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # professionally **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /prəˈfɛʃənəli/ **Frequency rank:** 11432 ## Meanings 1. in a professional manner 2. As a professional; for one's paid career. 3. In a professional manner. ## Examples - Professionally trained staff. - Steve Davis plays snooker professionally. - You handled that customer's complaint very professionally. ## Antonyms - unprofessionally ## Derived Forms - interprofessionally - nonprofessionally - proshot ## Etymology From professional + -ly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown