redundantly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English redundant 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 redundantly From redundant + -ly.
Meanings
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In a redundant manner.
In such a sentence as "He has no cash or credit," the word "credit" is used as an alternative for "cash," and merely, though perhaps redundantly, to amplify the thought.
1906, Frank Horace Vizetelly, A Desk-Book of Errors in English:Thus pleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find; Thus a rich loving-kindness, redundantly kind, Moves all nature to gladness and mirth.
1815, William Wordsworth, “By their floating Mill”, in Poems […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […], published 1815, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most redundantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more redundantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (11)
fr redondamment (in a redundant manner) · fi liiallisesti (in a redundant manner) · cs nadbytečně (in a redundant manner) · pt redundantemente (in a redundant manner) · fi toisteisesti (in a redundant manner) · it ridondantemente (in a redundant manner) · ro redundant (in a redundant manner) · de redundant (in a redundant manner) · es redundantemente (in a redundant manner) · de überflüssig (in a redundant manner) · ca redundantment (in a redundant manner)