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pleonastically

adverb

In a pleonastic manner.

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Meanings

adverbpleonastically (comparative more pleonastically, superlative most pleonastically)

comparative more pleonastically · superlative most pleonastically

human sciencesIn a pleonastic manner.
Originally implying ‘ similarly, intensity,’ from OIA. « rūpa » form, shape gt; MIA. « -rūva », this affix is generally used pleonastically in NIA. in which it occurs in only a few words : e.g., ^(#42;)গোরূ gt;গোরু, « ^(#42;)gō-rū gt; gō-ru » ox, cow, cattle,[…]
1926, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language, Calcutta University Press, page 697

Origin

From pleonastic + -ally.

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APA

pleonastically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleonastically

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“pleonastically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleonastically. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleonastically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleonastically.

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