vegetably

English

Etymology

vegetable +‎ -ly

Adverb

vegetably (not comparable)

1. In vegetable terms, or by vegetable means.
   • 1987, H. Alexander Pastene, Riding Contact (page 18)

     To achieve the correct riding contact required by the precision of the sport of riding, there is no substitute for pure vegetably tanned leather - which I choose to name "naturally tanned" because no synthetic materials are used in their tanning […]

   • 2002, Cathryn A. Buesseler, ‎L. E. Anderson, Recipes of a Pitchfork Ranch Hostess

     Vegetably speaking, they'll take beans, potatoes, and tomatoes.