stably

stably: Ⅰ.

stable [1] ► ADJECTIVE (stabler, stablest) 1) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed. 2) not deteriorating in health after an injury or operation. 3) emotionally well-balanced. 4) not likely to change or fail. 5) not liable to undergo chemical decomposition or radioactive decay.

DERIVATIVES stably adverb.

ORIGIN Latin stabilis, from stare 'to stand' .

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stable [2] ► NOUN 1) a building for housing horses. 2) an establishment where racehorses are kept and trained. 3) an establishment producing particular types of people or things.

► VERB ▪ put or keep (a horse) in a stable.

ORIGIN Old French estable 'stable, pigsty' , from Latin stabulum.

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