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proximately

proximately adverb: in a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.

Adverb

proximately (comparative more proximately, superlative most proximately)

  1. In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.

Forms of proximately

comparativemore proximately
superlativemost proximately

Origin of proximately

From proximate + -ly.

Questions about proximately

What does proximately mean?
Proximately means in a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
What part of speech is proximately?
Proximately is an adverb.

Words near proximately in the dictionary

  1. proximate
  2. proximate cause
  3. proximate causes
  4. proximate principle
  5. proximate principles
  6. proximately
  7. proximateness
  8. proximates
  9. proximation
  10. proximations
  11. proximative

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