beneficially

/bˌɛnəfˈɪʃəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

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"He would skip pleasantly but beneficially through Royce, then pick up whatever ideas he might find in all these other philosophers he had heard mentioned: James and Kant and Bergson and who was that fellow with the funny name—Spinoza?"
"[I]n that some form of duty and sacrifice (here, participation in the 1848 Revolution and a recognition of his lordly duty) is not only beneficially character-forming but also leads ultimately to a condition which is 'sublime'."

Etymology tree English beneficial Middle English -ly English -ly English beneficially From beneficial + -ly.

more beneficially (comparative) most beneficially (superlative)

officially initially artificially unofficially judicially

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How do you pronounce beneficially?

The recorded pronunciation is /bˌɛnəfˈɪʃəli/.

What does beneficially mean?

In a beneficial manner

Where does beneficially come from?

Etymology tree English beneficial Middle English -ly English -ly English beneficially From beneficial + -ly.

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