aerially

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adverb

In an aerial manner.

“Some months later it was determined that the infection resisted containment measures so easily because it was transmitted aerially.”

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English aerial →
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Meanings

adverbaerially (comparative more aerially, superlative most aerially)

comparative more aerially · superlative most aerially

  1. In an aerial manner.
  2. Via the air, as in aerial transmission of diseases.

    Some months later it was determined that the infection resisted containment measures so easily because it was transmitted aerially.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekᾱ̓έρῐος (āérĭos)
  6. Latināerius
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishaerial
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. Englishaerially

From aerial + -ly.

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Translations

Portuguese aereamente
  • aereamentein an aerial manner
Cite this entry
APA

aerially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerially

MLA

“aerially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerially. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerially,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerially.

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