tribally
tribally adverb: in a tribal manner or context.
Adverb
tribally (comparative more tribally, superlative most tribally)
- In a tribal manner or context.
- Given all my aunts and uncles (and a couple more on my father's side), my cousins numbered almost a hundred; and since the family, for the most part, was centered in London (though there were far-flung American, Continental, and South African branches), we would all meet frequently, tribally, on...2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), page 10
Forms of tribally
| comparative | more tribally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tribally |
Origin of tribally
From tribal + -ly.
Words formed from tribally
Questions about tribally
- What does tribally mean?
- Tribally means in a tribal manner or context.
- What part of speech is tribally?
- Tribally is an adverb.
Words near tribally in the dictionary
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