adjectivally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English adjective

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English adjectival

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English adjectivally

From adjectival + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæd͡ʒɛkˈtaɪvəli/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

adjectivally (comparative more adjectivally, superlative most adjectivally)

1. As, or in the manner of, an adjective.

   In that sense, the word acts adjectivally, whereas in most cases it acts adverbially.

   • 1994, Alexander Grosu, “Three Studies in Locality and Case”, in Google Books‎^[1]:

     ...it was observed that overt definite pronouns may also function adjectivally in various languages...

   • 1999, William D. Mounce, “Basics of Biblical Greek”, in Google Books‎^[2]:

     All attributive adjectives function adjectivally; an attributive adjective cannot function substantivally.

Translations

as an adjective

• Catalan: adjectivament (ca)
• Esperanto: adjektive
• Finnish: adjektiivisesti
• Galician: adxetivamente
• Italian: aggettivamente
• Portuguese: adjetivamente