Meanings
comparative more visually · superlative most visually
- By means of sight.
The radar's detection was confirmed visually, because seeing is believing.
1 more example
He explained that engineers had been able to examine the bridge visually, and had started surveying likely sites for access roads and where to place the heavyweight crawler crane. NR was also ordering the aggregates needed for the access roads.
2020 August 26, “Network News: Mid-September before line reopens, says Network Rail”, in Rail, page 10
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Englishvisual
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishvisually
Translations
Catalan visualment
- visualmentby means of sight
Esperanto vide
- videby means of sight
Finnish visuaalisesti
- visuaalisestiby means of sight
German optisch, visuell
- optischby means of sight
- visuellby means of sight
Hungarian vizuálisan
- vizuálisanby means of sight
Polish wizualnie, wzrokowo
- wizualnieby means of sight
- wzrokowoby means of sight
Portuguese visualmente
- visualmenteby means of sight
Spanish visualmente
- visualmenteby means of sight
Swedish visuellt, bildmässigt
- visuelltby means of sight
- bildmässigtby means of sight
Cite this entry
visually. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visually
“visually.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visually. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “visually,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visually.
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