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optimally

[ op-tuh-muh-lee ]

adverb

  1. in the way or to the degree that is most favorable or desirable; in the best way:

    A regular eye test will reveal signs of eye strain and disease, and ensure that the visual system is functioning optimally.

  2. ideally; preferably:

    Optimally no editing should be necessary, but checking the files is recommended regardless.

    This video game is optimally played with friends rather than solo or with random partners.



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Used optimally, carbs can enhance your fitness regimen—not derail it!

Optimally, some of the bad guys can be turned into police informers or spies.

So optimally the partner should be managing someone else's money—a so-called fiduciary institution, preferably a big pension fund.

These languages are conceived in a modular fashion and can be designed to optimally serve the task at hand.

Industrial markets are optimally served by the sequential nature of literacy and the linearity inherent in its structure.

They are designed to optimally maintain the human being and enhance his or her performance.

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