Conveniently
[kən'vi:njəntli]
Definition
(adv.) In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
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Examples
- Fanny was most conveniently in want of rest. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- There is no railway out of London whereon the carriages run so smoothly, and on which the passengers are so conveniently accommodated, as on the Great Western. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- He had nestled down his head most conveniently. Jane Austen. Emma.
- This portable Diorama can be most conveniently shown by lamplight, the flame of an argand lamp, the wick of which can be heightened and lowered, being best adapted for the purpose. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Some lesser points may be more conveniently noticed in this place. Plato. The Republic.
- Everywhere governments had been borrowing and issuing paper promises to pay interest, more interest than they could conveniently raise. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was the most conveniently organized place in the world. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She knew it could not disappear so cleanly and conveniently. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- There were planks wide enough for a man to walk on conveniently, running along the sides of each boat from end to end. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- No foreign war, of great expense or duration, could conveniently be carried on by the exportation of the rude produce of the soil. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- He desired I would stand like a Colossus, with my legs as far asunder as I conveniently could. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Pasteurizing apparatus, an arrangement by which milk is conveniently heated to destroy disease germs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He came across a retired field to her house, though he might have got there more conveniently by the roadway. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I offered to lie down that he might the more conveniently reach my ear, but he chose rather to let me hold him in my hand during our conversation. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The driving engine and shafting are compactly placed at one end or side of the room, with boilers and kettles conveniently adjacent. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They noticed that we looked out for expenses, and got what we conveniently could out of a franc, and wondered where in the mischief we came from. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I then stept over the building very conveniently from one stool to the other, and drew up the first after me with a hooked stick. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- By this method pure water is obtained, but this method of purification cannot be used conveniently in the home (Section 25). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The aneroid barometers are frequently made no larger than a watch and can be carried conveniently in the pocket, but they get out of order easily and must be frequently readjusted. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Well, as soon as you conveniently can. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- If a workman can conveniently spare those three halfpence, he buys a pot of porter. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Sharp as you are, you seem to have conveniently forgotten Madame Fosco's legacy. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- We were at a loss to find a suitable attendant for her, until a circumstance happened conveniently to relieve us. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It shall be done, gentlemen, if it can be done conveniently,' said Mr Inspector, with coolness. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We could not all conveniently start together; and why should you and I be grieved at this, since we are soon to follow, and know where to find him? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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