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adverb

Pronouncing each syllable clearly and distinctly.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adverbarticularly (comparative more articularly, superlative most articularly)

comparative more articularly · superlative most articularly

  1. In an articular manner.
    1. obsoletePronouncing each syllable clearly and distinctly.

      It is very rare, yea, even in our days, for any operator or master to hear the angels speak articularly: when they do speak, it is like the Irish, much in the throat.'

      1917, Hibbert Journal: A Quarterly of Religion, page 607
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      Semblablye the nourises and other woemen about him, if it be possible, to do the same: or at the least waye, that they speake no English but that whiche is cleane, polite, perfectly and articularly pronounced, omytting no letter or sillable, as folishe women oftentimes do of a wantonnesse, whereby divers noble menne and gentlemennes children ( as I do at this day know ) have attained corrupt and foule pronunciation.

      1535, Sir Thomas Elyot, The Education of Young Children

      His tones, and gesture implied the most mysterious, and awful apprehension of the sense of what, he was about to ask, whilst, speaking articularly between his teeth, and under his breath, yet with solemn energy, he demanded, “ Do you know more?"

      1835, George Stephens, The Manuscripts of Erdély. A Romance, page 146
    2. Pertaining to a joint.

      Caution needs to be exercised in the use of articularly aligned orthoses.

      2002, Haemophilia - Volume 8, page 407
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      […] a chassis mounted on springs, substantially horizontal cylinders, fixedly secured to the chassis and articularly connected to the crank-housing, […]

      1905 April 18, Allen Loomis, “787,581 Automobile Engine”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 1695

      In a hinged hood for vehicles, for autocars, boats, and their equivalents, a forward principle tilt hoop, a projecting tilt hoop articularly secured thereto, which when the hood is folded up has an upward nip, a serve tilt hoop each for the projecting tilt hoop and the main stilt hoop, and a traight or bent strut, bracing the projecting tilt hoop and connecting the servo tilt hoop with the forward hoop and main tilt hoop, substantially as set forth.

      1913, Traugott Golde, “144793 Hood for Vehicles”, in The Canadian Patent Office Record, volume 40, page 4027

Origin

Translations

Portuguese articularmente
  • articularmentein an articular manner
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