experientially

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adverb

In terms of experience

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English experiential →
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Meanings

adverbexperientially (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn terms of experience

    And while cellphones are at least experientially related to the land line, and e-mail feels tangentially related to the fax, texting is simultaneously a throwback to the telegraph and a harbinger of a new age.

    2007 July 12, Lisa Belkin, “Let’s Talk. Let Me Outline the Ways.”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishexperiential
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishexperientially

From experiential + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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