lossily

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adverb

In a lossy way.

“Since the image was lossily compressed, we were unable to recover the original.”

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Meanings

adverblossily (comparative more lossily, superlative most lossily)

comparative more lossily · superlative most lossily

  1. In a lossy way.

    Since the image was lossily compressed, we were unable to recover the original.

Origin

From lossy + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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