directionally
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.99 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a directional manner.
Example Sentences
- "directionally correct [= headed in the right direction]"
- "It seems that at least 51% of voters support the notion that controlling who crosses a border into a freedom-of-movement zone (that is, into a federation or a supranational union) is, much like controlling who gets onto an airliner, directionally correct even though it presents the challenge of how to prevent abuses such as police brutality."
Etymology
Etymology tree English direction English -al English directional 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 directionally From directional + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more directionally (comparative)
most directionally (superlative)