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structurely en · ADV

Etymology

From structure + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (dated, nonstandard, not-comparable) In terms of structure; structurally.
    • The fact that man is structurely the highest of the mammals has led to the belief that he must have last been evolved, but the limbs of man are those of a primitive type common in the Eocene and his superiority consists only in the complexity and size […] 1884, The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal, volume 6, page 417:
    • It is the outermost or superficial layer made up of pyramidal cells which concerns us in connection with criminality. It evolves structurely the more we ascend the scale among mammals. 1908, The Westminster Review, volume 169, page 425:
    • Structurely, the curriculum consists of seven areas of instruction. The first of the seven areas covered in the curriculum is a period of one week devoted to basic information. 1954, Naval Training Bulletin, United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, page 12: