emergently
emergently adverb: in an emergent manner.
Adverb
emergently (comparative more emergently, superlative most emergently)
- In an emergent manner.
- I have responded to his call, and have to the best of my ability explained the causes and effects of that defective condition of the Mercantile Marine, which has been much and loudly complained of; and I have, in a full and comprehensive manner, detailed all existing abuses, and suggested those...1850, The Nautical Magazine: A Technical and Critical Journal for the Officers of the Mercantile Marine, page 132
- For example, being ratified by a constitutionally bound legislative body is one way in which an institution can be emergently justified.1996, John T. Sanders, For and Against the State: New Philosophical Readings, page 95
Antonyms of emergently
Forms of emergently
| comparative | more emergently |
|---|---|
| superlative | most emergently |
Origin of emergently
From emergent + -ly.
Questions about emergently
- What does emergently mean?
- Emergently means in an emergent manner.
- What part of speech is emergently?
- Emergently is an adverb.
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