avoidably

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English avoid

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English avoidable

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English avoidably

From avoidable + -ly.

Adverb

avoidably (comparative more avoidably, superlative most avoidably)

1. In a manner so as to be avoidable.

   The cars were parked as avoidably as possible, but it didn't prevent her from running into one.