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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

linguistically en · ADV

Pronunciation

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  • /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk(ə)li/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From linguistical + -ly or from linguistic + -ally.

Meanings

  1. In the manner of linguistics.
  2. From a linguistic perspective.
    • English is scandalously lacking in politically and linguistically correct antonyms of this sort. The Queen can create the Duchess of Cambridge, so surely I can create the much-needed expressions "cisgress" (be a good boy), "cisvestite" (bloke wearing trousers), "cisaction" (no deal), and "cisom" (something that isn't a lintel). Anyone who doesn't disagree is a transsy. 2011 June 26, “Linguistically correct”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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most linguistically Degree=Sup lexicographic
more linguistically Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

postlinguistically

Translations (4)

pl lingwistycznie (from a linguistic perspective) · it linguisticamente (from a linguistic perspective) · fr linguistiquement (from a linguistic perspective) · pl językoznawczo (from a linguistic perspective)