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causally

causally

3 6.9
In a way that shows one thing directly leads to another
  • adverb
  • /ˈkɔːzəli/
translation icon : causalmente
  • So some human being is causally responsible for this woman's death.
  • causally related
  • causally connected
  • causally linked

Higher LDL cholesterol is causally related to more ASCPD.

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Examples

  • Whether exposure to BC is causally related to the development of CHD and diabetes is unclear.

    Academic text (2012)
  • So would you agree that smoking is causally related to lung cancer?

  • We are saying, OK, we understand how things work causally, what gives rise to to what right.

  • You want to see the impact, you know, causally on an outcome.

  • Different social facts are causally relevant to the experiences we will have.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The way a person is at a later time causally depends, in part, on how that person was earlier.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Global futures are primarily economic and linked causally to educational outcomes.

    Academic text (2014)
  • There is a psychological sequence here, and each stage in the sequence causally explains the next stage in the sequence.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Competencies are characteristics that are causally related to effective and/or superior performance in a job (Spencer and Spencer 1993).

    Academic text (1997)
  • The study showed that too much stress can causally lead to various health problems.

Synonyms

contributorily
vscausally
1 7.8

In a way that helps cause something

relates to or involves a cause without implying active contribution

How Direct

directly
163 1.0
causally
3 6.9
indirectly
78 4.2

Surface Forms

causally positive

Morphology

causally = causal (transparent) = cause + causal + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'causal', yielding the predictable meaning 'in a causal manner'.

Etymology

The word causally comes from the simple word cause, which means 'reason' or 'that which makes something happen', and the ending -ally turns it into an adverb. So, when we say two things are related causally, we mean one thing makes or leads to the other.