avocationally
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- adverb
- /ˌævəˈkeɪʃənəli/
- She paints avocationally on weekends.
Examples
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He writes poetry avocationally, finding inspiration in his daily life.
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She learned to play the piano avocationally rather than through formal training.
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Many people pursue photography avocationally alongside their regular jobs.
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Many people enjoy gardening avocationally.
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He enjoys writing avocationally, often creating short stories in his free time.
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Many people play music avocationally, finding joy in it outside of their daily jobs.
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She gardens avocationally, spending weekends cultivating her flowers and vegetables.
Synonyms
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In a way people do for fun rather than for work
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Surface Forms
Morphology
avocationally = avocational (transparent) = avocation + al + ly
A regular adverb formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'avocational', so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
The word avocationally comes from vocation, which means a 'calling' or 'job', and the first part a- means 'away'. So avocationally describes doing something 'away from' your main job, in other words 'as a hobby' or for pleasure rather than as your main work.