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modernly

modernly

6.0
At the present time
  • adverb
  • /ˈmɒdərnli/
translation icon : actualmente
  • Architects modernly use new materials to create innovative building designs.

Examples

  • The tradition is rarely followed modernly, as customs have changed over time.

  • Many foods that were once considered exotic are modernly found in every supermarket.

  • The house was designed modernly to appeal to young buyers.

  • She dresses modernly and always stays in style.

  • The city is modernly designed, with sleek buildings and open spaces.

  • She modernly dresses to reflect current fashion trends.

  • The conference focused on how businesses can modernly adapt to new technologies.

Synonyms

nowadays
vsmodernly
267 1.3

At the present time rather than in the past

is about the present or recent period rather than casual time
in this day and age
vsmodernly
48 3.8

The present time, especially compared with the past

is used more neutrally to state recent time without contrast
contemporarily
vsmodernly
1 7.0

In a way that follows present styles

focuses more on time period generally rather than trend characteristic
today
vsmodernly
1.0

At the present time in general

is broader, covering the recent era rather than just the current day

How Modern

nowadays
267 1.3
modernly
6.0
recently
∞ 1.0
formerly
161 1.9

Surface Forms

modernly positive

Morphology

modernly = modern (transparent) = modern + ly

Formed by the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' from the adjective 'modern', meaning 'in modern times' or 'in a modern way', which learners can infer from the base adjective.

Etymology

Modernly comes from modern, from the Latin word modo meaning 'just now' or 'recently'. That is why we use modernly to talk about things that happen in our time or in recent years, in other words 'nowadays'.