martially

1 8.1

In a way like soldiers or the army

adverb
/ˈmɑrʃəli/

Formal

: de manera marcial

I have not observed any correlation between women who have given birth and this, whether martially or in any other manner, from yoga to gymnastics or whatnot.

Examples

Martially—sure, no doubt.

Blog text (22)
This would explain the sudden increase in fourth-century Japan of complex tomb construction as well as their martially oriented contents.

Academic text (2002)
Capitalism truncates human beings, allocating the vast majority to be mindless workers, cogs in a martially run chain of production, while the chosen few get to use only their minds and not dirty their hands.

Blog text (28)
The soldiers marched martially, their movements precise and controlled as they followed their commander's orders.
She trained martially every day, honing her skills and discipline in preparation for the upcoming tournament.
In the martially themed movie, the fight scenes were choreographed to highlight the intensity and strategy of combat.

Synonyms

militarily

vsmartially

63 6.5

In a way that relates to the armed forces

is about acting in a warlike way suited to soldiers or combat

Surface Forms

martially positive

Morphology

martially = martial (transparent) = martial + ly

Regular adverbial suffixation from the adjective 'martial' yields a directly inferable meaning ('in a warlike manner').

Etymology

Martially comes from the Roman god Mars and the adjective martial, which meant 'of war' or 'military'. So to act martially is to act in a 'military' or 'warlike' way, like soldiers marching or standing ready.