directionally

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adverb

In a directional manner.

“directionally correct   [= headed in the right direction]”

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

adverbdirectionally (comparative more directionally, superlative most directionally)

comparative more directionally · superlative most directionally

  1. In a directional manner.

    directionally correct   [= headed in the right direction]

    1 more example

    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

  1. Englishdirection
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishdirectional
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. Englishdirectionally

From directional + -ly.

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APA

directionally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directionally

MLA

“directionally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directionally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “directionally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directionally.

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