consonantly

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adverb

In a consonant or consistent manner.

OriginEnglish consonant ← Middle English consonant ← Old French consonant →
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Meanings

adverbconsonantly (comparative more consonantly, superlative most consonantly)

comparative more consonantly · superlative most consonantly

  1. In a consonant or consistent manner.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swonh₂éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*swonaō
  9. Latinsonō
  10. Latincōnsonō
  11. Latincōnsonāns
  12. Old Frenchconsonant
  13. Middle Englishconsonant
  14. Englishconsonant
  15. Englishconsonantly

From consonant + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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