mechanistically

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adverb

In a mechanistic, impersonal or automatic manner.

“The two systems are mechanistically equivalent.”

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

adverbmechanistically (comparative more mechanistically, superlative most mechanistically)

comparative more mechanistically · superlative most mechanistically

  1. In a mechanistic, impersonal or automatic manner.
  2. not comparableIn terms of a mechanism.

    The two systems are mechanistically equivalent.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  3. New Latinmechanismu
  4. Englishmechan(ism)
  5. Englishmechanistic
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. Englishmechanistically

From mechanistic + -ally.

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APA

mechanistically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanistically

MLA

“mechanistically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanistically. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanistically,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanistically.

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