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archetypally

archetypally

7.3
In a very typical way, as the original or classic example does
  • adverb
  • /ˌɑrkɪˈtaɪpəli/
translation icon : arquetípicamente
  • A paradigm appears to account for more data, and for more important data, it seems more relevant, more cogent, and more attractive, fundamentally because it is archetypally appropriate to the culture or individual at that moment.

Examples

  • Finally, on the philosophical level, the experience was comprehensible in Neoplatonic-Hegelian terms as a dialectical evolution from an archetypally structured primordial.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Problems heretofore considered on a personal level, when explored archetypally—from the universal underlying layer of the psyche—broaden the readers' and students' perspectives, encouraging them to draw parallels between themselves and humanity at large.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Archetypally, the bell serves as a sonic voice.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Viewed archetypally, the pure, virginal little girl is perfect fare for the sophisticated hero.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Since the ritual takes place in church, the church is archetypally the center of the dream and symbolizes the communion of saints.

    Academic text (1992)
  • For some writers, sonorities flow archetypally from the unconscious, producing a nearly endless variety of resonant images and pulsations.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The beheaded figure of St. Denis at the left-hand door of entry said to the students and pilgrims that they would have to "lower the head to the level of the heart," in other words, think symbolically, archetypally, to understand anything at all within.

    Academic text (2005)
  • It is evil—archetypally evil—to desecrate the Eucharist.

    Blog text (4)
  • The hero in the story acts archetypally as the brave leader who saves the village.

  • In literature, a wise old man is often portrayed archetypally as a mentor to the young hero.

Synonyms

typically
vsarchetypally
426 2.2

In the usual way for a person, thing, or group

refers more specifically to likeness to a classic original model
quintessentially
vsarchetypally
7 7.5

In the most typical way that shows the best example of something

is more about fitting an original model than being the single perfect example
prototypically
vsarchetypally
1 7.4

In a way that shows the most common example of a group

focuses more on being like the original model than general category fit
archetypically
vsarchetypally
8.4

In a way that shows the typical or original form

has identical meaning but is spelled with an alternate ending
paradigmatically
vsarchetypally
  • Formal
9.3

Acting as a clear model for others to follow

focuses on being typical of the original model rather than on being a model to copy
representatively
vsarchetypally
5.8

In a way that shows what a group is like

is about likeness to an original model rather than group representativeness

Antonyms

1 6.1

In a way that is not usual

How Typical

archetypally
7.3
typically
426 2.2
atypically
1 6.1

Surface Forms

archetypally positive

Morphology

archetypally = archetypal (transparent) = archetype + al + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'archetypal', yielding a predictable meaning.

Etymology

Archetypally comes from archetype, a word made from an old Greek part arche meaning 'first' or 'original' and type meaning 'model' or 'kind', the same idea you see in prototype. So, to do something archetypally is to do it like the original or classic example.