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peripatetically

peripatetically adverb: in a peripatetic manner.

Adverb

peripatetically (comparative more peripatetically, superlative most peripatetically)

  1. In a peripatetic manner.
    • But this stance is not born of some French-fried patriotism, or some urge to peripatetically wander the countryside.2008 June 1, David Colman, “A Timely Way to Go Back in Time”, in New York Times

Forms of peripatetically

comparativemore peripatetically
superlativemost peripatetically

Origin of peripatetically

From peripatetic + -ally.

Questions about peripatetically

What does peripatetically mean?
Peripatetically means in a peripatetic manner.
What part of speech is peripatetically?
Peripatetically is an adverb.

Words near peripatetically in the dictionary

  1. Peripatecian
  2. Peripatecians
  3. peripatellar
  4. peripatetic
  5. peripatetical
  6. peripatetically
  7. peripateticate
  8. peripateticated
  9. peripateticates
  10. peripateticating
  11. peripateticism

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