socially en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈsoʊʃəli/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social 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 socially From social + -ly.
Meanings
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In a social manner; sociably.
“Do you like vampires?” she asked. “Well, I don’t know any socially.”
2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
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In social contexts.
socially awkward
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more socially | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most socially | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
socially mobile · socially-isolated · socially distant · socially distance · socially necessary labour time · socially fluent
Translations (9)
fr socialement (in social contexts) · mt soċjalment (in social contexts) · hu szociálisan (in social contexts) · ca socialment (in social contexts) · bg социално (in social contexts) · bg обществено (in social contexts) · gl socialmente (in social contexts) · pt socialmente (in social contexts) · es socialmente (in social contexts)