supervisorily

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adverb

In a supervisory manner; by a supervisor.

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Meanings

adverbsupervisorily (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a supervisory manner; by a supervisor.

    Both the substation and the track-sectioning cabin are supervisorily controlled from the existing control centre of the Liverpool Street-Shenfield lines at Chadwell Heath.

    1956 August, “Eastern Region Electrification Extended to Chelmsford”, in Railway Magazine, page 509

Origin

From supervisory + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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