rotely

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adverb

By rote, in rote fashion; machine-like.

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Meanings

adverbrotely (comparative more rotely, superlative most rotely)

comparative more rotely · superlative most rotely

  1. By rote, in rote fashion; machine-like.

    She kisses him to make him stop talking, and after that sex unfolds rotely. It is all she can do not to roll her eyes.

    2024, Vajra Chandrasekera, Rakesfall, Solaris (2025), page 99

Origin

From rote + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ortleytorely
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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