contactually

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adverb

In a contactual manner; by means of contact.

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Meanings

adverbcontactually (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a contactual manner; by means of contact.

    […] a favor […] to all who lay much emphasis upon a contactually-created succession of holy orders.

    1877, The Methodist Quarterly Review, volume 59, page 573
    1 more example

    […] and a flat sided surface for another part of its length adapted to contactually engage the flat sided exterior part of the first sleeve […]

    1951, The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights, page 3607

Origin

contactual + -ly

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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