1 in an even way, without suddenly stopping and starting again:
Traffic is now flowing smoothly again. * The engine was running smoothly.
2 without problems or difficulties:
The interview went smoothly. * My job is to see that everything runs smoothly and according to plan. * The rescue was carried out smoothly and efficiently.
3 in a calm or confident way:
'Would you like to come this way?' he said smoothly.
4 in a way that produces a smooth surface or mixture:
a smoothly polished table * The colours blend smoothly together.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for smoothly is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is smoothly a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, smoothly is tagged as adverb.
Does smoothly appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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