diacritically

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In a way that uses small marks on letters to show their sound or meaning

adverb
/ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkli/

Specialized

: diacríticamente

In some languages, changing a letter diacritically can alter the entire meaning of a word.

Examples

The word diacritically is often pronounced to distinguish it from similar terms.
These are often used interchangeably, yet diacritically.

Academic text (2001)
Further, just as the paintings can only carry out their examination in dialogue with a representational system extrinsic to painting (namely, language), the photobooks can only conduct their investigation of photography diacritically, in relation to the discourses of painting, writing, and film.

Academic text (2005)
French letters are often marked diacritically to indicate their unique pronunciations.

Surface Forms

diacritically positive

Morphology

diacritically = diacritical (transparent) = diacritic + al + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'diacritical' by adding '-ly'; the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Diacritically comes from diacritic, which joins dia- 'through' (as in diameter) and kritikos 'to separate'. So, to mark letters diacritically is to add small signs that 'separate' or 'show' different sounds or meanings in writing.