limitedly
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6.2
- adverb
- /ˈlɪmɪtɪdli/
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limitadamente
- The new policy was accepted limitedly by the community, with many expressing concerns.
Examples
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Flash is being used more limitedly as a tool for multimedia, gaming, and interaction, both online and offline.
Blog text (6) -
Hence, it is not "unlimitedly," "absolutely" true to state that "the door is closed." It is only "limitedly" true and accurate.
Academic text (2015) -
To begin with, a character may be limitedly or extensively represented and referred to in the text.
Academic text (1990) -
I'm young but limitedly wise;
Blog text (4) -
I tend to try to suffer limitedly, without remembering.
Fiction book (1991) -
We might say that "it is 'absolutely' true that the door is closed." However, even though it is accurate to state that the door is closed, it is only "limitedly" true, not "absolutely" true.
Academic text (2015) -
If anyone has any, I would appreciate recommendations of SF from non-US English-speaking countries that were not or only limitedly published in the US, or SF novels in French, German, and Spanish, and possibly even Russian (although I would struggle more with that).
Blog text (16) -
And I think I was unclear; I wasn't particularly saying heterosexual sexual sins (meaning fairly limitedly having sex with a "consenting adult" (ugh, hate that phrase) outside of marriage) were equivalent to the sin of a homosexual act, although I can certainly see why it would appear I was, and now I understand the disagreement.
Blog text (31) -
The project progressed limitedly due to budget constraints.
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Her involvement in the club is limitedly active, as she has a busy schedule.
Synonyms
375
1.0
To some extent but not completely
198
2.4
To some degree but not completely
68
4.1
In a strict, limited way that allows few exceptions
15
3.5
Using only a small amount
2
3.4
Partly done and not finished
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6.0
In a way that limits what is allowed
In a limited way that does not go past a certain amount
In a limited way, not fully agreeing with something
Antonyms
How Restricted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Limitedly comes from limit, a word from Latin that meant 'boundary' or 'edge', plus the adverb ending -ly. So limitedly means 'in a limited or restricted way', showing something is done only up to a set border.