vaginally

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adverb

Via the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration.

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Meanings

adverbvaginally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableVia the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration.

    It would have been advisable to examine Conchita vaginally to see how far she was in labour.

    2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix (2012), page 286

    Synonyms: per vagina, per vaginam

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbVia the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration.

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Origin

  1. Englishvaginal
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishvaginally

From vaginal + -ly.

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Translations

French vaginalement
  • vaginalementvia the vagina
Italian vaginalmente, per via vaginale
  • vaginalmentevia the vagina
  • per via vaginalevia the vagina
Polish dopochwowo, dowcipnie
  • dopochwowovia the vagina
  • dowcipnievia the vagina
Portuguese vaginalmente
  • vaginalmentevia the vagina
Russian вагина́льно
  • вагина́льно (vaginálʹno)via the vagina
Spanish vaginalmente
  • vaginalmentevia the vagina
Swedish vaginalt
  • vaginaltvia the vagina
Cite this entry
APA

vaginally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaginally

MLA

“vaginally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaginally. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vaginally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaginally.

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