Meanings
adverbsteroidally (comparative more steroidally, superlative most steroidally)
comparative more steroidally · superlative most steroidally
- In a steroidal way; (as though) by means of steroids.
With CNN's need to feed its news maw and with a Boomer-fueled entertainment industry that was growing steroidally through merger madness, News Lite […] crept in on little tab feet.
2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
- Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
- Frenchcholestérine
- Frenchcholestéro
- Englishcholesterol
- Englishsterol
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Englishsteroid
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishsteroidal
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishsteroidally
From steroidal + -ly.
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APA
steroidally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steroidally
MLA
“steroidally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steroidally. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steroidally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steroidally.
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