tautologously

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adverb

In a tautologous manner.

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Meanings

adverbtautologously (comparative more tautologously, superlative most tautologously)

comparative more tautologously · superlative most tautologously

  1. In a tautologous manner.

    Any gene that behaves in such a way as to increase its own survival chances in the gene pool at the expense of its alleles will, by definition, tautologously, tend to survive.

    1976, Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene, Kindle edition, OUP Oxford, published 2016, page 46

Origin

From tautologous + -ly.

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

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

Chicago

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

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