proficiently

[ pruh-fish-uhnt-lee ]

adverb

1. skillfully or competently:

   This position requires the ability to work proficiently with word-processing and spreadsheet applications.

Other Words From

• o·ver·pro·fi·cient·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of proficiently¹

First recorded in 1800–10; proficient ( def ) + -ly ( def )

Example Sentences

Children must be able to swim proficiently over a distance of 25 metres, perform a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe self-rescue in the water.

From BBC

"Something makes it a little bit easier to process -- maybe it's that you've spent more time using that language -- and you get a dip in activity for the native language compared to other languages that you speak proficiently," says Evelina Fedorenko, an associate professor of neuroscience at MIT, a member of MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research, and the senior author of the study.

From Science Daily

Beaverton and Hillsboro each got at least twice as many Black third graders to read proficiently in spring 2023 — 37% and 32%, respectively — as Portland did, at just 16%, state testing found.

From Seattle Times

As of last year, according to the Pew Research Center, 72% of Latinos ages 5 and older spoke English proficiently, up from 65% in 2010.

From Los Angeles Times

If officials want to help Tulsa children read better — an outcome sorely needed in a district where just one in 10 students are reading proficiently — taking away local control and handing it over to the state is not a slam dunk, according to research.

From New York Times

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