institutionally
/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuʃənəli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In an institutional manner.
adv
Example Sentences
- "Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition."
- "Around a third of both Black and White respondents said they believed the opposition Labour Party to be institutionally racist."
Etymology
Etymology tree English institution English -al English institutional 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 institutionally From institutional + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuʃənəli/
- British English: /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuʃənəli/
Derived Forms
noninstitutionally