peripherally
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6.8
- adverb
- /pəˈrɪfərəli/
:
periféricamente
- The FBI is said to be only peripherally involved.
- peripherally involved
- only peripherally
- peripherally isolated population
And part of that is lactate being produced peripherally.
- And part of that is lactate being produced peripherally.
- Like there's a huge audience that would love to see a movie about Christmas, even if it's only peripherally about Christmas, Right.
- Like, there's a huge audience, they would love to see a movie about Christmas, even if it's only peripherally about Christmas, Right.
- So my reporting to answer that's a long winded answer of I've been on this issue peripherally, you know, for years, for more than a decade.
- Often they have a decrease of cortisol and also DHEA and downstream to that testosterone and estrogen that are peripherally converted.
Examples
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Father and son thereafter regarded each other only peripherally, suspiciously, and as seldom as possible.
Fiction book (1995) -
Peripherally, I knew Nola Rice.
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Somebody else who knew George but maybe only peripherally.
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I've been following this peripherally for a couple of years ever since it came on my radar.
Blog text (14) -
Jeanine Love, the hostess, was peripherally involved in the sex industry, in addition to being a music critic.
Fiction book (1994) -
Some principals remained peripherally involved by assisting program coordinators with snack distribution, coordinating nutrition lessons, and promoting the program to parents.
Academic text (2011) -
She was only peripherally involved in the planning, leaving the major decisions to others.
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The staff member was peripherally aware of the changes in policy, but did not take a leading role.
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Though he followed the conversation peripherally, he did not contribute to the discussion.
Synonyms
24
4.2
In a small way that is not the main thing
6
7.7
In a way that is not directly about the main topic
As a side effect that is not the main result
Antonyms
15
3.0
Near the middle or in the most important way, often from the main place that controls things
How Central
Surface Forms
Morphology
peripherally = peripheral (transparent) = periphery + al + ly
Standard adverbial suffix '-ly' added to the adjective 'peripheral', forming an adverb with the expected meaning.
Etymology
Peripherally comes from the Greek prefix peri- meaning 'around' and the word periphery meaning 'the outer edge', as in perimeter. So to do something peripherally is to do it 'around the edge', that is, on the outside or in a minor, secondary way rather than at the center.