Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conveniently \Con*ven"ient*ly\, adv. In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "harmoniously," from convenient + -ly (2). Meaning "in a way that avoids difficulty" is from c.1500.
Wiktionary
adv. In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
WordNet
adv. in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" [syn: handily] [ant: inconveniently]
Usage examples of "conveniently".
And thanks to the aeroplankton, everyone now had to own, and wear during the aeroplankton storms, filter-masks conveniently designed to filter out the microorganism and forty-seven varieties of industrial pollutants.
As, even in Asuncion in 1643, it was unusual that the Governor should remain for ever under the ban of Holy Mother Church, arbiters were chosen to discuss the matter, and provide means whereby the Bishop could conveniently climb down.
If you elect a seagoing haven, for example, you may want to substitute a revolver for an autopistol in order to eliminate the hazard of empty brass on your deck, or if a land mobile approach appeals to you, particular attention should be given to folding stocks and the overall length of any defense arm you select so that it may be used conveniently from the close quarters of either a vehicle or trailer.
Yet another aspect of IS she had always conveniently ignored, along with the bioethical aspects of their endeavors.
The caravan was put up in the courtyard, with all the monks shown to their quarters, conveniently separated from the brothers of St.
Shon-ka still tied her up at night, but ever since they had crossed the Missouri in conveniently waiting bullboats, their horses swimming alongside, the Indians had been less wary, traveling only by day and sleeping all night.
Three hundred calices, suddenly and conveniently moved here to a minor border world.
The wistful, piteous way in which the poor man asked her to promise suggested that too many promises made to Camo, were conveniently forgotten.
Otherwise, I shall either scream for the police, who are conveniently situated behind the house, or perhaps merely continue to my apartment to microwave a low-sodium serving of fettuccini with a medley of garden vegetables and a tangy cheese sauce.
There was no other reasonable explanation for Herm Aldaran to have come back so conveniently.
Liath did not, in fact, make way or give up her own place standing on a conveniently situated rock that elevated her a bit above the rest, but she did drop her chin and, between one breath and the next, efface herself.
Meanwhile, he would have the drama produced in its original tongue at Strasburg, then a French city conveniently near the German border, with Albert Niemann in the titular role and an orchestra from Karlsruhe, or some other German city which had an opera-house.
The CIA thus conveniently inherited a counterinsurgent network of Hmong guerrillas that the French had organized in northern Laos two decades earlier.
In an age of multitasking, we can conveniently experience the pleasures of nature while we eat or shop in the mall.
All this information, together with much else, such as his date and place of birth, height, color of hair, color of eyes, and other characteristics, was to be found conveniently enough in the blue service paybook which he had put in the top left-hand pocket of his tunic.