electronically en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (California) audio
- /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk.li/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌi.lɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk.li/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌɛl.ɪkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English electronic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English electronically From electronic + -ally.
Meanings
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By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.
In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.
2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more electronically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most electronically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
ca electrònicament (by electronic means) · es electrónicamente (by electronic means) · it elettronicamente (by electronic means) · fi elektronisesti (by electronic means) · sv elektroniskt (by electronic means) · de elektronisch (by electronic means)