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navally

navally adverb: in a naval manner; with relation to a navy.

Adverb

navally (not comparable)

  1. In a naval manner; with relation to a navy.
    • […] the indisputable deed of the latter, navally regarded, constituted the most heinous of military crimes.1924, Herman Melville, chapter 18, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.
    • Ironically enough, in this new war the Carthaginians—hitherto renowned for mastery at sea—would be inferior navally to the Romans, who less than half a century earlier had not rated at sea at all.2003, Dexter Hoyos, Hannibal's Dynasty: Power and politics in the western Mediterranean, 247-183 BC, London: Routledge, page 105

Origin of navally

From naval + -ly.

Questions about navally

What does navally mean?
Navally means in a naval manner; with relation to a navy.
What part of speech is navally?
Navally is an adverb.

Words near navally in the dictionary

  1. navalism
  2. navalisms
  3. navalist
  4. navalistic
  5. navalists
  6. navally
  7. Navalny
  8. navals
  9. Navami
  10. navamsa
  11. navamsas

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