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rurally

rurally adverb: in a rural way.

Adverb

rurally (comparative more rurally, superlative most rurally)

  1. In a rural way.
  2. In a rural place; in the countryside.
    • While rurally based revolutionary movements have been thriving in other parts of the world, the outlawed Communist Party of Thailand has been losing guerrilla supporters, weapons and prestige.1983 April 7, Colin Campbell, “MANY THAI COMMUNISTS GIVE UP THEIR LONG WARFARE IN THE JUNGLE”, in The New York Times

Forms of rurally

comparativemore rurally
superlativemost rurally

Origin of rurally

From rural + -ly.

Questions about rurally

What does rurally mean?
Rurally means in a rural way.
What part of speech is rurally?
Rurally is an adverb.

Words near rurally in the dictionary

  1. ruralize
  2. ruralized
  3. ruralizes
  4. ruralizing
  5. rurallike
  6. rurally
  7. ruralness
  8. ruraloid
  9. ruraloids
  10. ruralpolitan
  11. ruralpolitans

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