surrogately

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adverb

By means of a substitute; by proxy.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adverbsurrogately (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBy means of a substitute; by proxy.

    Again the precepts of some extrafamilial or surrogately paternal relationship are violated. For to speak his secret means death for the sensei.

    2014, Mary N. Layoun, Travels of a Genre: The Modern Novel and Ideology

    Synonyms: vicariously

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbBy means of a substitute; by proxy.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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