germanely

adverb

Definition of germanelynext
as in meaningfully

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for germanely
  1. meaningfully
  2. perfectly
  3. sensibly
  4. relevantly
  5. sufficiently
  6. properly
  7. satisfactorily
  8. correctly
Adverb
  • Employees should be recognized for meaningfully showing up—being good colleagues, bringing positive energy and ideas to work—not for clocking the longest hours.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Still, if only there were a way to capture a fraction of that processing power, the carbon footprint of computing could meaningfully shrink.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Definition of meaningfully
Adverb
  • All the President’s Men' (1976) Not only an American classic, but likely the only movie where a close-up of a busy typewriter is a perfectly satisfying ending.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Cheesy, salty, and perfectly spicy, these Southern favorites will be the first snack snatched up at your gathering.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of perfectly
Adverb
  • William Saliba — France/Arsenal (position unchanged) Gave up almost nothing to his Arsenal team-mate Gyokeres as France nonchalantly dismissed Sweden, dominating in the air and on the floor while distributing the ball sensibly.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Want to refresh your look for the summer months both chicly and sensibly?
    — Ana Morales, Vogue, 29 June 2026
Definition of sensibly
Adverb
  • If the answer to that question is no, or more relevantly, not soon enough to satisfy investors’ expectations about the future, then the fallout in global equities could be brutal.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The Her Smell director (and, relevantly, former Kim’s Video clerk) fully taps into his dark side for this sadistic little number about a community terrorized by a child-abducting serial killer.
    — A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of relevantly
Adverb
  • Buchhorn’s conviction was overturned in 2021, after the Court of Appeals of Kansas found Buchhorn’s defense did not sufficiently question Erik Mitchell of Frontier Forensics Midwest, an independent contractor who performed Oliver’s autopsy.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Lei's team propose that this glitch either strengthened or reoriented, or both, the magnetic field of the Blue Eye Pulsar sufficiently to trigger radio emissions, or at least make feeble radio waves that were already there detectable.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of sufficiently
Adverb
  • The chronic disease, which impairs the body’s ability to properly regulate blood sugar, contributed to 94,445 deaths that year.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Consoles, controllers, accessories, weird VR gloves that never worked properly, but mostly the games themselves.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 2 July 2026
Definition of properly
Adverb
  • The big question with Ball is always health, and if that’s answered satisfactorily this coming season, Minnesota will be a force to contend with when factoring in the benefit for Edwards of having a legitimate playmaker alongside him.
    — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The bid effort called for explaining how Arrowhead could be contoured to FIFA specifications, an issue that the Chiefs weren’t able to answer satisfactorily before 1994.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Definition of satisfactorily
Adverb
  • In 1785, astronomer William Herschel set about mapping our galaxy, correctly determining the disk-like shape of the Milky Way but incorrectly placing the solar system at its heart.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026
  • Choosing the right products and using them correctly supports overall health and well-being.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026
Definition of correctly
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“Germanely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/germanely. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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