navally

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adverb

In a naval manner; with relation to a navy.

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Meanings

adverbnavally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a naval manner; with relation to a navy.

    […] the indisputable deed of the latter, navally regarded, constituted the most heinous of military crimes.

    1924, Herman Melville, chapter 18, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.
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    Ironically enough, in this new war the Carthaginians—hitherto renowned for mastery at sea—would be inferior navally to the Romans, who less than half a century earlier had not rated at sea at all.

    2003, Dexter Hoyos, Hannibal's Dynasty: Power and politics in the western Mediterranean, 247-183 BC, London: Routledge, page 105

Origin

From naval + -ly.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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