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directionally

directionally adverb: in a directional manner.

Adverb

directionally (comparative more directionally, superlative most directionally)

  1. In a directional manner.
    • directionally correct [= headed in the right direction]
    • It seems that at least 51% of voters support the notion that controlling who crosses a border into a freedom-of-movement zone (that is, into a federation or a supranational union) is, much like controlling who gets onto an airliner, directionally correct even though it presents the challenge of how...

Forms of directionally

comparativemore directionally
superlativemost directionally

Origin of directionally

From directional + -ly.

Words formed from directionally

Questions about directionally

What does directionally mean?
Directionally means in a directional manner.
What part of speech is directionally?
Directionally is an adverb.

Words near directionally in the dictionary

  1. directionalization
  2. directionalize
  3. directionalized
  4. directionalizes
  5. directionalizing
  6. directionally
  7. directionals
  8. Directioner
  9. Directioners
  10. directionful
  11. directionize

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