basally

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adverb

In a basal manner

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

adverbbasally (comparative more basally, superlative most basally)

comparative more basally · superlative most basally

  1. In a basal manner

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  4. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  5. Latinbasis
  6. Old Frenchbase
  7. Middle Englishbase
  8. Englishbase
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishbasal
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. Englishbasally

From basal + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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