cardinally

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adverb

In a cardinal manner; fundamentally.

OriginEnglish cardinal ← Middle French cardina ← Latin cardinālis →
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Meanings

adverbcardinally (comparative more cardinally, superlative most cardinally)

comparative more cardinally · superlative most cardinally

  1. In a cardinal manner; fundamentally.

Origin

  1. Latincardinālis
  2. Middle Frenchcardina
  3. Englishcardinal
  4. Englishcardinally

From cardinal + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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