Meanings
comparative more proportionally · superlative most proportionally
- In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.
The spiny-cheeked honeyeater has a more generalized diet and the gastrointestinal tract is similar structurally and proportionally to other honyeaters.
1999, Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen, Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants, page 231 more example
The will of those who never allow their will to be disputed, unless they happen to be in a good humour, when they relax proportionally, is almost always unreasonable.
1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, “Duty to Parents”, in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1792, →OCLC, page 358
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbto a proportionate degree
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishproportional
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishproportionally
From proportional + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan proporcionalment
- proporcionalmentin proportion
French proportionnellement, proportionnément
- proportionnellementin proportion
- proportionnémentin proportion
German proportional
- proportionalin proportion
Greek ανάλογα
- ανάλογα (análoga)in proportion
Hungarian arányosan
- arányosanin proportion
Italian proporzionalmente
- proporzionalmentein proportion
Portuguese proporcionalmente
- proporcionalmentein proportion
Russian пропорциона́льно
- пропорциона́льно (proporcionálʹno)in proportion
Spanish proporcionalmente
- proporcionalmentein proportion
Cite this entry
proportionally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proportionally
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