proximally

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adverb

Immediately; most directly

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

adverbproximally (comparative more proximally, superlative most proximally)

comparative more proximally · superlative most proximally

  1. Immediately; most directly

    A horticulturalist might know that scarlet pimpernels always close up before rain without having any idea whether it is increasing moisture levels, […] or whatever, that they are proximally responding to.

    2008 April 19, C. S. Jenkins, Daniel Nolan, “Backwards explanation”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 1, →DOI
  2. medicineIn the proximal direction: reverse of distally

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
proximad

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*prokʷe
  2. Proto-Indo-European*prokʷism̥mos
  3. Latinproximus
  4. Englishproximal
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. Englishproximally

From proximal + -ly.

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

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

Chicago

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

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