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meaningfully

meaningfully

13 3.6
In a way that shows someone wants to send a clear message
  • adverb
  • /ˈmiːnɪŋfəlɪ/
translation icon : de forma significativa
  • How can we even talk meaningfully about the things that we encounter?
  • contribute meaningfully
  • participate meaningfully
  • engage meaningfully

There is no way to meaningfully choose your leaders.

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Examples

  • But this does not mean that education productivity cannot be meaningfully measured.

    Academic text (2017)
  • By providing objective, uniform data, we can have an informed citizenry that meaningfully engages in community decision-making.

  • There is no way to meaningfully choose your leaders.

  • There are no actions they can take that will meaningfully change their world.

  • Listening skills developed with reference to Western music can be meaningfully applied to students' experience of any music.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Most research designs cannot be used to meaningfully determine whether a practice causes positive changes in student outcomes.

    Academic text (2012)
  • By adopting these methods, critical educators could respond meaningfully to their critics and strengthen their own practice.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Have a point of view and share it meaningfully, thoughtfully, respectfully, and with conviction.

  • Current goals (e.g., Common Core State Standards, 2010) demand that students do mathematics meaningfully, with reasoning and justifications.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Moving forward, it should help ensure high-quality data that can meaningfully inform patient-centered care.

Synonyms

significantly
vsmeaningfully
  • Specialized
351 3.5

By a large, noticeable amount that makes a difference

focuses on showing purpose or intended meaning rather than degree
purposefully
vsmeaningfully
31 3.9

To act in a determined way to reach a clear goal

is about conveying meaning or intention rather than determined action
pointedly
vsmeaningfully
21 5.5

In a way that shows something clearly on purpose

expresses significance or purpose rather than strong emphasis or show
substantively
vsmeaningfully
  • Formal
9 6.7

Affects the main point in an important way

is about expressing purpose or intention rather than essential substance
meaningly
vsmeaningfully
1 7.3

In a way that shows a person wants to say something without words

is the same sense but differs in form or usage

Antonyms

4 4.3

In a way that has no purpose or use

In a way that has no clear purpose or reason

How Meaningful

expressively
1 3.7
revealingly
1 4.2
meaningfully
13 3.6
plainly
68 1.8
blankly
16 3.1

Surface Forms

meaningfully positive

Morphology

meaningfully = meaningful (transparent) = mean + ing + ful + ly

The word is a regular adverb formed from the adjective 'meaningful' with '-ly', and the adjective itself is transparently built from 'mean' with common derivational suffixes.

Etymology

The word meaningfully comes from the common word meaning, which comes from mean originally 'to intend', plus the ending -fully which means 'full of'. So to do something meaningfully is to do it 'full of' purpose or importance.