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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

directionally en · ADV

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.

Meanings

  1. In a directional manner.
    • 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.

Forms

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most directionally Degree=Sup lexicographic
more directionally Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

homodirectionally · multidirectionally · equidirectionally