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peripherally

peripherally adverb: in a peripheral manner.

Adverb

peripherally (comparative more peripherally, superlative most peripherally)

  1. In a peripheral manner.
  2. At or towards a periphery.

Forms of peripherally

comparativemore peripherally
superlativemost peripherally

Origin of peripherally

From peripheral + -ly.

Questions about peripherally

What does peripherally mean?
Peripherally means in a peripheral manner.
What part of speech is peripherally?
Peripherally is an adverb.

Words near peripherally in the dictionary

  1. peripheralizations
  2. peripheralize
  3. peripheralized
  4. peripheralizes
  5. peripheralizing
  6. peripherally
  7. peripheralness
  8. peripherals
  9. peripherial
  10. peripheric
  11. peripherical

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