Meanings
- not comparableIn terms of structure.
After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing.
2 more examples
Being structurally deficient does not necessarily mean that the bridge is unsafe, but it does mean it’s in need of repair.
2018 February 2, Mercedes Leguizamon and Saeed Ahmed, “There are more than 54,000 bridges in the US in need of repair, says this study”, in CNNHarringay: The station booking office has been permanently closed, after it was declared structurally unsafe.
2022 April 20, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Eastern”, in RAIL, number 955, page 30
Origin
- Englishstructural
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishstructurally
From structural + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan estructuralment
- estructuralmentin terms of structure
Finnish rakenteellisesti
- rakenteellisestiin terms of structure
French structurellement, structuralement
- structurellementin terms of structure
- structuralementin terms of structure
German strukturell
- strukturellin terms of structure
Italian strutturalmente
- strutturalmentein terms of structure
Portuguese estruturalmente
- estruturalmentein terms of structure
Spanish estructuralmente
- estructuralmentein terms of structure
Cite this entry
structurally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structurally
“structurally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structurally. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “structurally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structurally.
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