petitionarily en · ADV
Etymology
From petitionary + -ly.
Meanings
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(archaic) By way of petition
But this doth but petitionarily infer a dextrality in the heavens, and we may as reasonably conclude a right and left laterality in the ark or naval edifice of Noah.
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most petitionarily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more petitionarily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |