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dissimilarly

dissimilarly adverb: in a dissimilar way; differently.

Adverb

dissimilarly (comparative more dissimilarly, superlative most dissimilarly)

  1. In a dissimilar way; differently.

Synonyms of dissimilarly

Antonyms

Forms of dissimilarly

comparativemore dissimilarly
superlativemost dissimilarly

Origin of dissimilarly

From dissimilar + -ly.

Questions about dissimilarly

What does dissimilarly mean?
Dissimilarly means in a dissimilar way; differently.
What part of speech is dissimilarly?
Dissimilarly is an adverb.

Words near dissimilarly in the dictionary

  1. dissilient
  2. dissilition
  3. dissimilar
  4. dissimilarities
  5. dissimilarity
  6. dissimilarly
  7. dissimilarness
  8. dissimilars
  9. dissimilate
  10. dissimilated
  11. dissimilates

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