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qualifiedly

qualifiedly

8.2
In a limited way, not fully agreeing with something
  • adverb
  • /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪdli/
translation icon : condicionalmente
  • The teacher qualifiedly praised the student's work, acknowledging improvement while pointing out areas needing more effort.

Examples

  • He is qualifiedly interested in the project, noting it could succeed but only under certain conditions.

  • Their poetry is also described as autobiographic, but only qualifiedly may we speak of autobiography in a decade when semantic categories and canonical genres were already being eroded.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Furthermore, even if indemnity did assuage prison guards' loathing for lawsuits, qualifiedly immune public officials also receive indemnification (and sometimes legal representation) from their employers.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Some people qualifiedly accept the new policy, agreeing it has benefits but also raising concerns.

Synonyms

narrowly
vsqualifiedly
68 4.1

In a strict, limited way that allows few exceptions

is a looser limitation, possibly allowing conditions or small exceptions
conditionally
vsqualifiedly
3 4.6

Only if certain requirements are met

is about limitation more than explicit dependence on requirements
restrictively
vsqualifiedly
1 6.0

In a way that limits what is allowed

is a general limitation without implying formal rules or imposed limits
limitedly
vsqualifiedly
1 6.2

To a small degree, not completely

is the general limited sense that often includes conditional aspects
boundedly
vsqualifiedly
8.5

In a limited way that does not go past a certain amount

is a broader limited sense not tied to fixed measurable bounds

Antonyms

unqualifiedly
  • Formal
7.8

Completely and without any doubt

How Complete

completely
1.0
mostly
1.0
qualifiedly
8.2
partially
198 2.4
barely
1.0
not at all
331 1.0

Surface Forms

qualifiedly positive
qualifiedlier comparative
qualifiedliest superlative

Morphology

qualifiedly = qualified (transparent) = qualify + ed + ly

Formed from the adjective 'qualified' with the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', yielding 'in a limited or conditional way'.

Etymology

The word qualifiedly comes from qualify, which shares the root qual- with the common word quality, meaning 'of what sort'. So qualifiedly means 'in a limited or conditional way', like giving support or approval that is not complete.