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exegetically

exegetically adverb: in an exegetic manner.

Adverb

exegetically (comparative more exegetically, superlative most exegetically)

  1. In an exegetic manner.
    • Critically more trustworthy, and exegetically very valuable, is Bernhard Weiss, Das Leben Jesu (3d ed. 1889, 2 vols.), translated from the first ed., The Life of Christ (1883, 3 vols.)1902, Rush Rhees, The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
    • And, if exegetically handled, it must mean that Walker, junr., is to continue spinning and spelling, as also once a week reading the Town and Country Magazine, all the days of his life.1893, Thomas De Quincey, The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)

Forms of exegetically

comparativemore exegetically
superlativemost exegetically

Origin of exegetically

From exegetic + -ally.

Questions about exegetically

What does exegetically mean?
Exegetically means in an exegetic manner.
What part of speech is exegetically?
Exegetically is an adverb.

Words near exegetically in the dictionary

  1. exegeted
  2. exegetes
  3. exegetic
  4. exegetical
  5. exegetical neutrality
  6. exegetically
  7. exegeticist
  8. exegeticists
  9. exegetics
  10. exegeting
  11. exegetist

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