Outperformably

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a manner that enables surpassing others in performance or achievement, consistently exceeding standards or expectations
2. Characterized by the ability to be done in a way that results in exceeding the performance or success of others
3. With the capacity to be executed so as to outdo or excel beyond the performance level of competitors or benchmarks

Etymology: "Perform" began in Old French as "parfournir," meaning to furnish completely or finish off, from "par-" (thoroughly) and "fournir" (to provide). English kept that sense of carrying something through to completion before it came to mean staging a play or doing a trick. Prefixing "out-," meaning beyond or surpassing, yields "outperform," to do better than others. The rest of the word is built from familiar parts. "-able" comes through Old French from Latin "-abilis," meaning capable of being, so the adjective describes something that can be done in a way that exceeds others. The adverb ending "-ly" descends from Old English "-lice," the same suffix found in "quickly" and "boldly," and it turns the adjective into a word describing manner.