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ritually

US/ˈɹɪt͡ʃu.əli/

ritually adverb: in a ritual manner.

Adverb

ritually (comparative more ritually, superlative most ritually)

  1. In a ritual manner.
    • In some parts of precolonial Yorubaland, […] twins and their parents were either banished or ritually slaughtered.2024, J. Shola Omotola, Samuel Oyewole, The Political Economy of Kidnapping and Insecurity in Nigeria, page 156
  2. By habit.
    • He observed as the sad bartender ritually played canasta with two bored and customerless dancers...2008, Rachel Kushner, Telex from Cuba
    Synonyms:
    habitually

Synonyms of ritually

Forms of ritually

comparativemore ritually
superlativemost ritually

Origin of ritually

From ritual + -ly.

Questions about ritually

What does ritually mean?
Ritually means in a ritual manner.
What part of speech is ritually?
Ritually is an adverb.
How do you pronounce ritually?
Ritually is pronounced /ˈɹɪt͡ʃu.əli/ (US).

Words near ritually in the dictionary

  1. ritualizing
  2. ritualizings
  3. rituall
  4. ritualless
  5. ritualls
  6. ritually
  7. rituals
  8. Rituraj
  9. ritux
  10. rituximab
  11. rituximabs

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