asyndetically

A1S1Y4N1D2E1T1I1C3A1L1L1Y4

adverb

Expressed without conjunctions or with conjunctions purposefully omitted.

Scrabble 22
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adverbasyndetically (not comparable)
  1. In an asyndetic way.
    1. not comparablerhetoricgrammarExpressed without conjunctions or with conjunctions purposefully omitted.

      When the temporal clause precedes the main clause, the main clause can be connected asyndetically or by ወ- wa-.

      2021, Joseph Tropper, Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee, Classical Ethiopic: A Grammar of Gəˁəz § 6.5.5
    2. not comparablehuman sciencesDemonstrating asyndesis, expressed with a seeming inability or diminished capacity to connect ideas.

Origin

From asyndetic + -ally. Equivalent to a- + syndetically or to asyndesis or asyndeton + -ical + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish asyndeettisesti
  • asyndeettisestiwithout use of conjunctions
Polish asyndetycznie
  • asyndetyczniewithout use of conjunctions
Cite this entry
APA

asyndetically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asyndetically

MLA

“asyndetically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asyndetically. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asyndetically,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asyndetically.

Source: asyndetically on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.