modally

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adverb

In a modal manner.

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

adverbmodally (comparative more modally, superlative most modally)

comparative more modally · superlative most modally

  1. In a modal manner.

Origin

  1. Englishmodal
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishmodally

From modal + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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