feasibly

feasibly: feasible ► ADJECTIVE 1) possible and practical to achieve easily or conveniently. 2) informal likely.

DERIVATIVES feasibility noun feasibly adverb.

USAGE In formal contexts, the use of feasible to mean ‘likely’ or ‘probable’ should be avoided. This sense, although it has been in use since the 17th century, is regarded as incorrect because it does not relate to the French and Latin origins of the word.

ORIGIN Old French faisible, from Latin facere 'do, make' .

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feasibly — 1640s, from FEASIBLE (Cf. feasible) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
feasibly — feasible UK US /ˈfiːzəbl/ adjective ► possible to do and likely to be successful: »With the extra resources the plan now seems feasible. »It s just not feasible for such a small firm to compete with the big boys. feasibly /ˈfiːzəbli/ adverb… … Financial and business terms
Feasibly — Feasible Fea si*ble (f[=e] z[i^]*b l) a. [F. faisable, fr. faire to make or do, fr. L. facere. See {Fact}, {Feat}.] 1. Capable of being done, executed, or effected; practicable. [1913 Webster] Always existing before their eyes as a thing feasible … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feasibly — adverb see feasible … New Collegiate Dictionary
feasibly — See feasibility. * * * … Universalium
feasibly — adverb In a feasible manner … Wiktionary
feasibly — adv. in an achievable manner, in a feasible manner … English contemporary dictionary
feasibly — fea·si·bly … English syllables
feasibly — See: feasible … English dictionary
feasibly — adverb in a practicable manner; so as to be feasible • Syn: ↑practicably • Derived from adjective: ↑feasible, ↑practicable (for: ↑practicably) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary

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