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revolutionarily

7.7
In a way that supports or takes part in a major change, for example a political revolution
  • adverb
  • /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənˌɛrɪli/
translation icon : revolucionariamente
  • The activists spoke revolutionarily about transforming the entire political system.

Examples

  • He approached the problem revolutionarily, suggesting changes no one had considered before.

  • Act revolutionarily!

  • The new policy was implemented revolutionarily, breaking with all previous traditions.

  • Think revolutionarily!

  • The activists spoke revolutionarily about the need for social justice reforms.

  • She approached the problem revolutionarily, suggesting methods that others had never considered.

  • The artist's new exhibit challenges societal norms revolutionarily through provocative imagery.

Antonyms

traditionally
207 2.9

In the way people have done for many years

conservatively
17 5.0

In a careful way that avoids risk

How Revolutionary

revolutionarily
7.7
actively
229 2.7
supportively
1 3.3
passively
18 3.7

Surface Forms

revolutionarily positive

Morphology

revolutionarily = revolutionary (transparent) = revolution + ary + ly

The adverb is transparently formed from 'revolutionary' + '-ly' and retains the political/activist sense of the adjective.

Etymology

Revolutionarily comes from the same roots re- 'again' and volv 'to turn' that form revolution, a word used for a complete change in a system. That's why revolutionarily can mean acting in a way that supports or brings about a major political or social change.