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disciplinarily

disciplinarily

8.4
In a way that concerns a particular subject or field of study
  • adverb
  • /ˌdɪsəˈplɪnərɪli/
  • Specialized
: académicamente
  • In her dissertation, she analyzed the topic disciplinarily, drawing on theories from sociology and anthropology.

Examples

  • He approached the project disciplinarily, integrating principles from both engineering and design.

  • The research was conducted disciplinarily, focusing on methodologies specific to psychology.

  • The image of art history as a viewed picture of the past is disciplinarily congenial and seductive.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

academically
vsdisciplinarily
36 4.5

In a way that is about school or university work and study

focuses on one specific field or professional area rather than broad study

Surface Forms

disciplinarily positive

Morphology

disciplinarily = disciplinary (transparent) = discipline + ary + ly

Formed by adding -ly to the adjective 'disciplinary' (itself from 'discipline' + -ary); the meaning 'in a manner relating to a discipline/field' is directly derived.

Etymology

Disciplinarily comes from discipline, a word that first meant 'teaching' and 'learning' and which grew to mean a particular area of study or 'field', and it also comes from the Latin word discere 'to learn'. So, to judge something disciplinarily is to look at it in terms of its subject or field.