federally
federally adverb: in a federal manner.
Adverb
federally (comparative more federally, superlative most federally)
- In a federal manner.
- The solids would then be dumped at a federally approved toxics landfill.1988 January 15, Paul Botts, “Environment: Waukegan's Toxic Waits”, in Chicago Reader
- White residents used Federal Housing Administration-insured loans to buy their way out of the projects and to move to shiny new middle-class subdivisions. […] The F.H.A.’s explicitly racist underwriting standards, which rated black and integrated neighborhoods as uninsurable, made federally insured...2016 June 9, Nikole Hannah-Jones, “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City”, in The New York Times Magazine
Forms of federally
| comparative | more federally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most federally |
| alternative form | fœderally |
Origin of federally
From federal + -ly.
Phrases with federally
Questions about federally
- What does federally mean?
- Federally means in a federal manner.
- What part of speech is federally?
- Federally is an adverb.
Words near federally in the dictionary
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