optimally

[ op-tuh-muh-lee ]

adverb

1. in the way or to the degree that is most favorable or desirable; in the best way:

   A regular eye test will reveal signs of eye strain and disease, and ensure that the visual system is functioning optimally.

2. ideally; preferably:

   Optimally no editing should be necessary, but checking the files is recommended regardless.

   This video game is optimally played with friends rather than solo or with random partners.

Word History and Origins

Origin of optimally¹

optimal ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

We’re trying to get as much information to those buyers as we can, so that we provide them with that optimal experience.

From Search Engine Land

To get optimal results with PPC, you have to be on the ball with the latest trending keywords.

From Search Engine Watch

While working with startups and tech companies, I have also seen how even when people know how important user research is, they may not necessarily know how to conduct it in optimal ways.

From TechCrunch

Combining this with dew points around 50 degrees, we are in an optimal zone of comfort!

From Washington Post

Currently, they’re working on establishing the optimal sample size and in-laboratory techniques for reading the sample.

From Popular-Science

Used optimally, carbs can enhance your fitness regimen—not derail it!

From The Daily Beast

Optimally, some of the bad guys can be turned into police informers or spies.

From The Daily Beast

So optimally the partner should be managing someone else's money—a so-called fiduciary institution, preferably a big pension fund.

From The Daily Beast

These languages are conceived in a modular fashion and can be designed to optimally serve the task at hand.

From Project Gutenberg

Industrial markets are optimally served by the sequential nature of literacy and the linearity inherent in its structure.

From Project Gutenberg

They are designed to optimally maintain the human being and enhance his or her performance.

From Project Gutenberg