flexibly, adv.
(ˈflɛksɪblɪ)
[f. as prec. + -ly2.]
In a flexible manner, with flexibility.
| 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 149 They stand not stiffe, but bend flexibly. 1608 ― Serpents (1658) 705 Their bodies are leaner, flexibly turning to every side, according to the necessity of motion. 1861 Geo. Eliot Silas M. 17 Two thick leather bags, which..lent themselves flexibly to every corner. 1871 R. Ellis Catullus lxiv. 183 O'er wide water his oars move flexibly fleeting. |