deponently

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adverb

In a deponent manner.

OriginEnglish deponent ← Latin dēpōnēns ← Proto-Italic *pozinō →
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Meanings

adverbdeponently (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a deponent manner.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  9. Proto-Italic*po
  10. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  14. Proto-Italic*sinō
  15. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  16. Latinpōnō
  17. Latindēpōnō
  18. Latindēpōnēns
  19. Englishdeponent
  20. Englishdeponently

From deponent + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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