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plenarily

plenarily

9.9
With full power to make decisions
  • adverb
  • /pləˈnɛrəli/
  • Formal
: plenariamente
  • The contract grants the board the right to act plenarily on all executive matters.

Examples

  • The committee will meet plenarily to discuss the final report next Monday.

  • The committee met plenarily to discuss the new policy.

  • All members voted plenarily in favor of the proposed amendment.

  • She voted plenarily on the important issues.

  • The board members acted plenarily during the meeting, making decisions without outside interference.

  • At the conference, all participants were plenarily invited to share their thoughts on the agenda.

  • The CEO spoke plenarily when announcing the new company policy, emphasizing its importance.

How Complete

plenarily
  • Formal
9.9
mostly
∞ 1.0
partly
322 1.0

Surface Forms

plenarily positive

Morphology

plenarily = plenary (transparent) = plenary + ly

The adverb is formed by straightforward suffixation of '-ly' to the adjective 'plenary', yielding 'in a plenary (full/complete) manner'; the process is regular though the base is somewhat formal.

Etymology

The word plenarily comes from the Latin root plenus, which means 'full', and is the adverb form of plenary. Like plenty, it comes from the same root, so it means doing something with 'full' power, full attendance, or complete authority.