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Etymology
Etymology tree English metronomic 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 metronomically From metronomic + -ally.
Meanings
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In a metronomic fashion.
After many rearrangings — his eyes all the while swiveling metronomically between the package on the stranger's lap and the stranger's absent gaze — he at last settled, brow knit with dissatisfaction, on an order that would temporarily suffice […]
2013, Ben Ehrenreich, Ether, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more metronomically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most metronomically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fr métronomiquement (in a metronomic fashion) · it metronomicamente (in a metronomic fashion)