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Retractable vs Retractably - What's the difference?

retractable | retractably |

As an adjective retractable

is retractable (capable of being retracted).

As an adverb retractably is

in a retractable way.

retractable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Capable of being retracted; retractile.

    • See also

    * pull-down

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A retractable pen.
  • * 1979 , Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    • Somewhere in the cosmos, he said,

    retractably

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a retractable way.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=May 30, author=Garth Woolsey, title=Toronto's dome turns 20, work=Toronto Star citation
    • , passage=Robbie and Allen patented their roof design and the four MLB stadiums that are currently retractably domed do not come close to duplicating their ideas. }}