Seasonedly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Having been seasoned or flavored, often referring to food that is prepared with spices or herbs
2. Referring to something done in a methodical or practiced manner, indicating experience or maturity
3. Describing actions or behaviors that exhibit an appropriate level of taste or judgement, especially in culinary contexts

Etymology: "Seasoned" carries the sense of experience here: a seasoned traveller or professional is one who has been tested over time, much as wood or cheese is seasoned by being left to mature. "Seasoned" in turn draws on the culinary sense of adding salt, herbs or spice to food. The adverb "seasonedly" simply attaches "-ly" to that adjective, producing a manner word meaning "in the way of someone experienced and discerning." The result is a word that borrows its judgement from the kitchen. Someone who handles a situation seasonedly is credited with the same good sense a cook shows in knowing how much flavour a dish needs, neither too little nor too much. The word is a plain, transparent formation rather than a coinage with a notable history of its own.

Synonyms: appropriately, properly, aptly

Antonyms: inappropriately, unsuitably