monogamously
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- adverb
- /məˈnɑːɡəməsli/
- Many people choose to live monogamously, committing to one partner for a long-term relationship.
Examples
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Within groups, only the largest male and female breed monogamously with each other (Lassig 1977), and all other group members are non-breeding subordinate females that are reproductively suppressed (Wong et al. 2008).
Academic text (2013) -
At first glance, a trumpeter territory might seem large enough to allow the adult group members to pair off, spread out, and breed monogamously.
Academic text (2002) -
Until one day, you close the factory down... ...take one product home and use it monogamously for the rest of your life.
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By simply comparing the sexual act of one monogamously committed couple with another, the comparison shows little in the way of moral difference.
Academic text (2010) -
The days when we committed monogamously to our MMO and loved it, warts and all, are gone.
Blog text (22) -
I live monogamously now, faithfully: an achievement of a more sober life, or a symptom of the times.
Fiction book (1995) -
It says nothing of the genuinely devoted, committed homosexual couples who live monogamously with fidelity and trust.
Academic text (2010) -
In her new relationship, she decided to love monogamously to foster deeper emotional connections.
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They agreed to date monogamously, focusing on strengthening their bond with each other.
How Monogamous
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Surface Forms
Morphology
monogamously = monogamous (transparent) = mono + gam + ous + ly
The adverb is formed in a fully regular way by adding -ly to the adjective monogamous.
Etymology
The word monogamously comes from Greek parts mono- 'one' and gamy 'marriage', so it describes doing things with only one partner rather than many.