proximally en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *prokʷe Proto-Indo-European *prokʷism̥mos Latin proximus English -al English proximal 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 proximally From proximal + -ly.
Meanings
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(of causation) Immediately; most directly
A horticulturalist might know that scarlet pimpernels always close up before rain without having any idea whether it is increasing moisture levels, […] or whatever, that they are proximally responding to.
2008 April 19, C. S. Jenkins, Daniel Nolan, “Backwards explanation”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 1, →DOI:
- In the proximal direction: reverse of distally
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most proximally | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more proximally | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dorsoproximally · anteroproximally · posteroproximally