congruently

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adverb

In a congruent manner.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adverbcongruently (comparative more congruently, superlative most congruently)

comparative more congruently · superlative most congruently

  1. In a congruent manner.

    Illuminated by a congruently curved overhead light in the darkened gallery, it sparkles like an oversized necklace of semi-precious stones.

    2010 October 29, Ken Johnson, “William Lamson: ‘A Line Describing the Sun’”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishcongruent
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishcongruently

From congruent + -ly.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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