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motorically

motorically

1 8.6
In a way that shows how a person moves or controls their body
  • adverb
  • /ˌmoʊtəˈrɪkli/
  • Specialized
: motormente
  • In this therapy program, we focus on helping motorically challenged students improve their coordination.
  • motorically delayed child
  • motorically delayed
  • motorically delayed subjects

Examples

  • Without this synchronization, the motorically delayed child cannot develop the mature running pattern that is necessary for success in most sports activities.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Studies concerned with motorically delayed subjects indicate that these children generally have difficulty attaining a mature running pattern.

    Academic text (1990)

  • For example, many motorically delayed children appear to move not as a whole, but as two separate halves.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The motorically delayed subjects in this study did indeed demonstrate less effective and less efficient running patterns.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Motorically delayed children need special help in the form of individualized physical education programs that are designed to meet their unique needs.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The gross motor skill of running appears to be one example of the repertoire of skills in which motorically delayed children experience difficulty.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The motorically delayed child is an individual generally characterized as having a multitude of problems, many of which are interrelated.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The results of this study provide support for the contention that motorically delayed children have special motor problems that oftentimes cannot be dealt with effectively within a regular elementary physical education class setting.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Because of the stigma and personal/social consequences associated with developmental delay in the motor area, it is imperative that children be identified at an early age so that remedial programs may be developed to assist motorically delayed children in overcoming any inherent motor deficits.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Motorically delayed children often struggle with basic movements, impacting their ability to play sports.

Synonyms

kinetically
vsmotorically
1 5.3

In a way that involves movement

focuses on body control and specific movement skills

Surface Forms

motorically positive

Morphology

motorically = motoric (transparent) = motor + ic + ally

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'motoric', a regular and predictable derivation.

Etymology

Motorically comes from the Latin root motor, which means 'one who moves' and is the same root you see in motor and motion. So to do something motorically is to do it in a way that has to do with 'movement' or body skills.