chronologically

English

Etymology

From chronological +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkli/, /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

chronologically (comparative more chronologically, superlative most chronologically)

1. (manner) In a chronological manner; with reference to time.

   He had aged but a year chronologically, but in appearance a decade.

   • 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 255:

     Moreover, the term [...] is well recorded in British and Australian sources from the 1840s onwards, while the earliest Anglo-Indian evidence only extends as far back as 1865 and so does not hold precedence. Thus, deriving the term from Hindustani is not chronologically admissible on present evidence.

2. (sequence) In sequence according to time.

   His chapters are arranged thematically, not chronologically.

Derived terms

• sclerochronologically
• skeletochronologically

 

Translations

in a chronological manner

• Catalan: cronològicament (ca)
• French: chronologiquement (fr)
• Italian: cronologicamente (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kronologisk

• Polish: chronologicznie
• Portuguese: cronologicamente
• Spanish: cronológicamente (es)