Acervately

C2 16+

Pronunciation: /əˈsɜːrvətli/

Definitions of acervately

adverb in a manner that is densely packed or closely clustered

Example Sentences

A1 She organized her desk acervately by stacking all the papers neatly.

A2 The books on the shelf were acervately arranged according to size.

B1 The chef acervately plated the dish with precision and care.

B2 The files in the cabinet were acervately organized in alphabetical order for easy access.

C1 The museum curator acervately displayed the artifacts in a way that told a cohesive story.

C2 The artist acervately arranged the colors in the painting to create a harmonious composition.

Examples of acervately in a Sentence

formal The books were acervately stacked in the library, organized by category and author.

informal She acervately piled all her clothes on the chair before deciding what to wear.

slang I acervately threw all my stuff in my backpack before heading out the door.

figurative His thoughts were acervately clustered in his mind, making it hard to focus on one thing at a time.

Grammatical Forms of acervately

past tense

acervated

plural

acervately

comparative

more acervately

superlative

most acervately

present tense

acervates

future tense

will acervate

perfect tense

has acervated

continuous tense

is acervating

singular

acervately

positive degree

acervately

infinitive

to acervate

gerund

acervating

participle

acervated

Origin and Evolution of acervately

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'acervately' originates from the Latin word 'acervat' meaning 'heaped up'.
Evolution of the word: Over time, 'acervately' has retained its original meaning of 'heaped up' but is rarely used in modern English.