Meanings
adverbnonadherently (not comparable)
- not comparableIn a nonadherent manner
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Latinhaereō
- Latinadhaereō
- Latinadhaerēns
- Old Frenchadherent
- Middle Englishadherent
- Englishadherent
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishadherently
- Englishnonadherently
From non- + adherently.
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nonadherently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadherently
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“nonadherently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadherently. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonadherently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadherently.
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