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microscopically

microscopically adverb: in a microscopic manner.

Adverb

microscopically (comparative more microscopically, superlative most microscopically)

  1. In a microscopic manner.
    • Mr. Bowerbank […] has had the kindness to examine the specimens for me microscopically.1846, Proceedings of the Geological Society of London: November 1826 to June 1833, volume 4, page 571
  2. To a microscopic extent.

Forms of microscopically

comparativemore microscopically
superlativemost microscopically

Origin of microscopically

From microscopic + -ally.

Words formed from microscopically

Questions about microscopically

What does microscopically mean?
Microscopically means in a microscopic manner.
What part of speech is microscopically?
Microscopically is an adverb.

Words near microscopically in the dictionary

  1. microscopes
  2. microscopia
  3. microscopial
  4. microscopic
  5. microscopical
  6. microscopically
  7. microscopics
  8. Microscopid
  9. Microscopids
  10. microscopies
  11. microscoping

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