onymously
onymously adverb: in an onymous manner; having a name.
Adverb
onymously (not comparable)
- In an onymous manner; having a name.
- But divulge it to Mrs. Rick I must and will—anonymously or onymously.1859, Paul Bell [[[w:Henry Chorley|Henry Chorley]]], Roccabella, volume 1, London: James Blackwood, →OCLC, page 226
- Article is clearly by —, and he anonymously or onymously is not worth powder and shot.1920, Stephen Paget, Sir Victor Horsley, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, →OCLC, page 86
Examples of onymously in a sentence
- But whether or not you order the book, you’ll write us on the Doormat Theory, won’t you, onymously or anonymously, as you choose.1953 December, The Massachusetts Teacher, volume 33, number 3, Massachusetts Teachers Association, →OCLC, page 20, column 3:
- I guess one would have no need to hide from activity already participated in onymously.2002 April 17, Rob Bullock, “Will someone please open a g*d-d*mned bookstore near Lincoln Square.”, in chi.general (Usenet):
- At this time, the comment information transmitted and received can be transmitted and received either anonymously or onymously.2005 September 27, Toshiaki Kakii, Yoichi Hata, Hisao Maki, Videoconference system, terminal equipment included therein and data delivery...
- In contrast, people participating onymously are willing to share their real identity (full name, occupation, e-mail, etc.).2016, Serkan Şendağ, Sacip Toker, “Factors Affecting Participation of Preservice Teachers in E-Democracy”, in Journal of Educational...
Origin of onymously
From onymous + -ly, as a back-formation from anonymously.
Questions about onymously
- What does onymously mean?
- Onymously means in an onymous manner; having a name.
- How do you use onymously in a sentence?
- But whether or not you order the book, you’ll write us on the Doormat Theory, won’t you, onymously or anonymously, as you choose.
- What part of speech is onymously?
- Onymously is an adverb.
Words near onymously in the dictionary
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