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conventionally en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /kənˈvɛnʃnəli/
  • /kənˈvɛnʃənəli/
  • /kənˈvɛnʃənli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English conventional Middle English -ly English -ly English conventionally From conventional + -ly.

Meanings

  1. Ordinarily, by convention.
    • 2000: BBC News website, Organic food 'no healthier' read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/906530.stm on 14 May 2006 - The carrots tested were: an organic British carrot, an organic carrot from abroad and a conventionally grown carrot.
    • Stoya: Are they actually not conventionally attractive, or is this an incellike distortion of self-image? Is their view of their physical appearance a symptom of a psychological condition like depression? 2020 November 1, Rich Juzwiak, Jessica Stoya, “I Met a Hot Guy on a Dating App—but He Just Dropped a Big Revelation on Me”, in Slate:

Forms

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most conventionally Degree=Sup lexicographic
more conventionally Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

nonconventionally · unconventionally

Translations (10)

gl convencionalmente (by convention) · pl konwencjonalnie (by convention) · ca convencionalment (by convention) · sh ко̏нвенциона̄лно (by convention) · it convenzionalmente (by convention) · pt convencionalmente (by convention) · pl konwencyjnie (by convention) · sh kȍnvencionālno (by convention) · fr conventionnellement (by convention) · es convencionalmente (by convention)