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lingually

lingually

1 7.5
In a way that is about language
  • adverb
  • /ˈlɪŋɡwəli/
: lingüísticamente
  • The teacher explained the grammar rules lingually, ensuring all students understood the language structure.

Examples

  • By studying the text lingually, the students learned how language shapes our understanding of culture.

  • They will recite Prof. Leung's poems multi-lingually, present the poems visually through images, as well as render his poems through music or other artistic forms.

    Blog text (8)

  • There are two cusps labially (on the side of the cheek), the paracone and the metacone, and one cusp lingually (on the tongue side), the protocone.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Her presentation focused lingually on the evolution of dialects across different regions.

Synonyms

linguistically
vslingually
3 5.1

In a way that has to do with language or its study

relates to language in general rather than focusing on scientific study

Surface Forms

lingually positive

Morphology

lingually = lingual (transparent) = lingual + ly

Regular adverb formation by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'lingual', yielding 'in a lingual/in language-related way'.

Etymology

Lingually comes from the Latin root lingua, meaning 'tongue', and you can see the same root in language and linguist. So, thinking of 'by the tongue' helps: lingually means 'in a way that relates to language'.