filamentously

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adverb

In a filamentous manner

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

adverbfilamentously (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a filamentous manner

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  2. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  3. Latinfīlum
  4. Late Latinfīlō
  5. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  6. Englishfilament
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  9. Englishfilamentous
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. Englishfilamentously

From filamentous + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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