Competently and Well

Competently

Competently adverb - In a skillful or expert manner.
Usage example: performed the piece at least competently, if not superbly

Well is a synonym for competently in capably topic. In some cases you can use "Well" instead an adverb "Competently".

Nearby Words: competent, competence, competency

Well

Well adverb - In a skillful or expert manner.
Usage example: she plays the piano very well

Competently is a synonym for well in skilfully topic. You can use "Competently" instead an adverb "Well", if it concerns topics such as happily.

Nearby Word: welled

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Gate She's been feeding him lines and fostering his ambition, knowing full well he's an idiot incapable of ruling competently or leading an army.
  • Film / Horrors of Spider Island It starts with him saying he's glad her plane crashed (so he could meet her), and, well, if this movie were more competently written it would get worse, but the bit ends rather lamely.
  • They don't turn well enough to use dual cannons competently despite several of them being capable of mounting them, but they can dish out loads of damage with beams.
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