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Grammar : Adv
Spell : ef-ert-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛf ərt lɪs



Definition of effortlessly

Origin :
  • 1801, "passive," from effort + -less. Meaning "easy" is from 1831. Related: Effortlessly; effortlessness.
  • As in swimmingly : adv very well
  • As in well : adv sufficiently
  • As in hands down : adv with no difficulty
  • As in smoothly : adv very well
  • As in easily : adv without difficulty
  • As in freely : adv easily, smoothly done
Example sentences :
  • Effortlessly he stooped and lifted that limp body and carried it across to the stool.
  • Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
  • Effortlessly he leaped over them toward the mouth of the cave on the left.
  • Extract from : « The Beast of Space » by F.E. Hardart
  • Their faces shone with the affection she had effortlessly awakened.
  • Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda
  • Penny handled the Icicle effortlessly and without much thought.
  • Extract from : « Ghost Beyond the Gate » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • They floated noiselessly, effortlessly, on a beautiful sea of color.
  • Extract from : « Rose of Dutcher's Coolly » by Hamlin Garland
  • When he forgot himself and was effortlessly hospitable, he was charming.
  • Extract from : « Captivity » by M. Leonora Eyles
  • Very young—but austere, dignified, and strange, genuinely and effortlessly strange.
  • Extract from : « Christmas Roses and Other Stories » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • Stella sang it effortlessly, the last high, trilling notes pouring out as sweet and clear as the carol of a lark.
  • Extract from : « Big Timber » by Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • Effortlessly he tore it away and used the butt with just enough force to knock the pilot unconscious without smashing the skull.
  • Extract from : « Accidental Flight » by Floyd L. Wallace
  • Almost effortlessly, but again nothing about tending land was done entirely without deliberation or exertion.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Look Behind » by Paul Cameron Brown

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