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motilely

motilely adverb: in a motile way; relating to motility.

Adverb

motilely

  1. In a motile way; relating to motility.
    • Psychology, then, constitutes that phase of the scientific enterprise by which we explore and intellectually map the nature of humanity, socially and individually, as a motilely adaptive strain of the natural reality, relative to its function of temporally continuing its existence.1934, O. O. Norris, “A Preamble to an Organismic Theory of Knowledge”, in Philosophy of Science, volume 1, number 4, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 466
    • […] I assert that we can live more sustainably with one another through better appreciating the dynamics of life in a critter community where even those who have limited species characteristics in common can become motilely attuned to one another and, in doing so, create practices of communal...2018, Stephen J. Smith, “Vital Powers: Cultivating a Critter Community”, in Phenomenology & Practice, volume 12, number 2, →DOI, page 17

Origin of motilely

From motile + -ly.

Questions about motilely

What does motilely mean?
Motilely means in a motile way; relating to motility.
What part of speech is motilely?
Motilely is an adverb.

Words near motilely in the dictionary

  1. motifless
  2. motifs
  3. motify
  4. Motihari
  5. motile
  6. motilely
  7. motiles
  8. motiligram
  9. motiligrams
  10. motilin
  11. motilins

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