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minorly

UK/ˈmaɪ.nə.li/US/ˈmaɪ.nɚ.li/

minorly adverb: in a minor way; to a small degree.

Adverb

minorly (not comparable)

  1. In a minor way; to a small degree.
    • Chemically starch contains two components: mainly α-amylose (which stains red with iodine) and minorly β-amylose (only 20-30 per cent forming helical chain structure and stains blue with iodine).2004, G.P. Gupta, Plant Cell Biology, page 217
    • "[…]I'm involved minorly. Just minorly. See, it's a friend of mine is in trouble.”2010, Elliott MacKle, Hot Off the Presses, page 106

Antonyms of minorly

Origin of minorly

From minor + -ly.

Questions about minorly

What does minorly mean?
Minorly means in a minor way; to a small degree.
What part of speech is minorly?
Minorly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce minorly?
Minorly is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.nə.li/ (UK).

Words near minorly in the dictionary

  1. minorized
  2. minorizer
  3. minorizers
  4. minorizes
  5. minorizing
  6. minorly
  7. minors
  8. minors in
  9. minorship
  10. minos
  11. Minot

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