metathetically

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adverb

By means of, or in terms of, metathesis.

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Meanings

adverbmetathetically (comparative more metathetically, superlative most metathetically)

comparative more metathetically · superlative most metathetically

  1. By means of, or in terms of, metathesis.

    'Che Normah pronounced the name in the Malay manner, metathetically: Ruperet, the final dental initiated but not exploded.

    1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 253

Origin

From metathetic + -ally.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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