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conjugally

conjugally

1 8.1
In a way that relates to marriage or to married people
  • adverb
  • /kənˈdʒuːɡəli/
  • Formal
: conyugalmente
  • The couple were bound conjugally for over fifty years.

Examples

  • They lived conjugally as husband and wife despite legal complications.

  • They live conjugally in a small apartment.

  • Benefits were distributed conjugally under the law to both partners.

  • The couple has been married and conjugally committed for over a decade.

  • They have lived together conjugally for over twenty years, building a strong partnership.

  • The couple hopes to travel more conjugally after their children leave home.

  • In their conjugally bound relationship, they support each other's dreams and ambitions.

Synonyms

maritally
vsconjugally
1 5.3

In a way that relates to married people

is identical in meaning but differs only as an alternative form
matrimonially
vsconjugally
  • Formal
1 5.8

In a way that relates to married life

is identical in meaning but differs only as an alternative form

Surface Forms

conjugally positive

Morphology

conjugally = conjugal (transparent) = conjugal + ly

A standard adverbial suffix '-ly' is attached to the adjective 'conjugal' to form an adverb meaning 'in a marital manner'.

Etymology

Conjugally comes from Latin parts con- ('together') and iugum ('yoke'), giving the picture of two people 'joined' like animals under one yoke. So, conjugally describes things done by a married pair or life lived together in marriage.