complementarily
- adverb
- /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntəˌrɪli/
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complementariamente
- When the dessert and coffee are paired complementarily, the flavors enhance each other beautifully.
But in any case, we can think about ways to reduce the downside complementarily.
- But in any case, we can think about ways to reduce the downside complementarily.
Examples
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Using artwork and text complementarily helps communication because visual art is another important cornerstone of our cultural heritage, and thus contributes to recording and understanding aspects of our changing identity.
Academic text (2007) -
While both structures of power operate simultaneously and complementarily, it is the ISA, according to Althusser, which in capitalist societies is the more influential of the two.
Academic text (1991) -
The two colors in the painting worked complementarily to create a stunning visual effect.
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Their skills combined complementarily allowed the team to succeed in the project.
Synonyms
In an extra supporting way rather than as the main thing
Antonyms
How Complementary
Surface Forms
Morphology
complementarily = complementary (transparent) = complement + ary + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'complementary', and its meaning is straightforwardly inherited.
Etymology
The word complementarily comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and plere 'to fill', and it began with the image of things 'filling' each other. So when things work complementarily, they 'fill' each other's gaps or add what the other needs, making a complete whole.