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militarily

/ˈmɪl.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹə.li/US/ˌmɪl.ɪˈtɛɹ.ə.li/

militarily adverb: in a military or martial manner; not peaceably.

Adverb

militarily (comparative more militarily, superlative most militarily)

  1. In a military or martial manner; not peaceably.
  2. By way of military or otherwise belligerent means.
    • The borders of the empire were expanded militarily over the course of many wars of conquest.
    • At the very moment when their petty-bourgeois counterparts were coming to power elsewhere in Africa, these Mozambicans found the Portuguese turning their backs on neocolonialism and digging in their heels militarily against any such denouement to their rule.1985, John S. Saul, chapter I, in John S. Saul, editor, A Difficult Road: The Transition to Socialism in Mozambique, New York: Monthly Review Press, →ISBN, section 1, page 46
  3. In a manner relating to the military or military matters.
    • Whether [Israel's] blockade [of Gaza] is militarily justified is a point of contention.2025 October 2, The Associated Press, “Israeli navy intercepts most Gaza-bound flotilla boats and arrests activists”, in NPR

Synonyms of militarily

Forms of militarily

comparativemore militarily
superlativemost militarily

Origin of militarily

From military + -ly.

Words formed from militarily

Questions about militarily

What does militarily mean?
Militarily means in a military or martial manner; not peaceably.
What part of speech is militarily?
Militarily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce militarily?
Militarily is pronounced /ˈmɪl.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹə.li/ (UK).

Words near militarily in the dictionary

  1. militariats
  2. militaric
  3. militarical
  4. militarically
  5. militaries
  6. militarily
  7. militariness
  8. militarisation
  9. militarisations
  10. militarise
  11. militarised

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