adjustablyadv.

Brit.

/əˈdʒʌstəbli/, U.S.

/əˈdʒəstəbli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adjustable adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < adjustable adj. + -ly suffix².

So as to be capable of being adjusted or modified.

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1831 Repertory Patent Inventions 11 7 The cylinder..is accurately and adjustably fitted.

1895 Bot. Gaz. 20 474 A slender spring, with the recording pen attached to its point, is connected adjustably to the sleeve by a double friction joint.

1920 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 17 Feb. 5/2 The device includes a tubular ring, mounted adjustably on legs, and equipped with a powder container, to which is attached a rubber tube, terminating in a bulb.

1968 Times 28 Feb. 8/7 Tapestries are to be hung adjustably across the back of its stage to absorb more or less sound as individual events require.

2005 C. Porteous & G. MacGregor Solar Archit. in Cool Climates ii. 24 A layer for adjustably controlling solar heat and light.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adjustably
释义	adjustablyadv. Brit. /əˈdʒʌstəbli/, U.S. /əˈdʒəstəbli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adjustable adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < adjustable adj. + -ly suffix². So as to be capable of being adjusted or modified. ΚΠ 1831 Repertory Patent Inventions 11 7 The cylinder..is accurately and adjustably fitted. 1895 Bot. Gaz. 20 474 A slender spring, with the recording pen attached to its point, is connected adjustably to the sleeve by a double friction joint. 1920 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 17 Feb. 5/2 The device includes a tubular ring, mounted adjustably on legs, and equipped with a powder container, to which is attached a rubber tube, terminating in a bulb. 1968 Times 28 Feb. 8/7 Tapestries are to be hung adjustably across the back of its stage to absorb more or less sound as individual events require. 2005 C. Porteous & G. MacGregor Solar Archit. in Cool Climates ii. 24 A layer for adjustably controlling solar heat and light. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1831
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