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31 English words (level C2) with a simple English definition and an example sentence. In the app you can hear every word and practise with flashcards, a quiz, spelling and listening.
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| English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| abhorrently | in a morally disgusting way | The prisoners were treated abhorrently. |
| abundantly | very; in large amounts | She made it abundantly clear. |
| acrobatically | with skilful jumps and movements | He leapt acrobatically over the wall. |
| amorphously | without clear shape or structure | The cloud spread amorphously. |
| anthropologically | from the point of view of anthropology | The study is anthropologically important. |
| anticlimactically | in a disappointing way after excitement | The film ended anticlimactically. |
| arcanely | in a way that is hard to understand | The law is arcanely written. |
| arduously | with great effort | They worked arduously for years. |
| austerely | in a simple, strict way | The monks lived austerely. |
| autonomously | independently | The robot works autonomously. |
| bereftly | in a lonely, sad way | He sat bereftly by the grave. |
| calamitously | disastrously | The plan failed calamitously. |
| callously | without caring about others' suffering | He callously ignored her. |
| catastrophically | very badly | The project failed catastrophically. |
| chronologically | in time order | The events are listed chronologically. |
| cogently | clearly and convincingly | He argued cogently. |
| colloquially | in informal language | It's colloquially known as 'the Big Apple'. |
| commensurately | in a matching amount | Prices rose commensurately. |
| compellingly | in a convincing or very interesting way | She writes compellingly. |
| confrontationally | in an aggressive, arguing way | She responded confrontationally. |
| contemptuously | without respect | He laughed contemptuously. |
| contractually | according to a contract | They are contractually bound to finish. |
| counterproductively | in a way that has the opposite effect | The rule worked counterproductively. |
| deficiently | not well enough | The work was done deficiently. |
| deprecatingly | in a way that shows disapproval or modesty | She smiled deprecatingly. |
| derisively | in a mocking way | He laughed derisively. |
| deviantly | in an abnormal way | He behaved deviantly. |
| diligently | carefully and with effort | He studied diligently. |
| disparagingly | in an unkind, critical way | He spoke disparagingly of his boss. |
| dubiously | with doubt | She looked at the food dubiously. |
| enduringly | in a lasting way | The song is enduringly popular. |