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utilmente

usefully

adverb oo-TEEL-men-teh Rare
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Also means

productively

Usage Note

Utilmente is the adverb from utile (useful) and indicates that something is done in a useful or productive manner. It is more formal than saying in modo utile. It commonly appears in official and bureaucratic prose: impiegare il tempo utilmente (to use one's time productively). In casual speech, Italians tend to prefer paraphrases over long adverbs ending in -mente.

Examples

"Ha trascorso la giornata utilmente."

Natural Translation

She spent the day productively.

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