Meanings
comparative more directionally · superlative most directionally
- In a directional manner.
directionally correct [= headed in the right direction]
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It seems that at least 51% of voters support the notion that controlling who crosses a border into a freedom-of-movement zone (that is, into a federation or a supranational union) is, much like controlling who gets onto an airliner, directionally correct even though it presents the challenge of how to prevent abuses such as police brutality.
Origin
- Englishdirection
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishdirectional
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishdirectionally
From directional + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
directionally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directionally
“directionally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directionally. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “directionally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directionally.
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