Comprehendedly
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 In a manner that is comprehended (understood). rare
"Science sits scowlingly non-committal, striving in vain to find a reason for abrupt personal ejectment from so sunny a clime as this. In Europe the thing could be understanded^([sic]) of the people—even those of the meanest intellect. The dull, grey, watery skies; […] to say nothing of Mr. Chamberlain’s vagueness in his perfunctory replies to the “freefooders”—all such and sundry were comprehendedly possible reasons for one to make a respectable quietus with a bare bodkin."
- 2 In a manner that is comprehended (comprised). rare
"Realize in the mind that each letter around, and the N too, is a paradigm of something said or done, as stated in Psalm xix., 2: “Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.” Do not move until the true position be fully theducted by the thews of the mind, and comprehendedly encompassed, that then and there exists a humaN being, and that all humaN beings are existing and in coNNection with the earth and the beNigN influence of the suN, and the power through its disc from GOD."
- 3 With comprehension. rare
"Second C[omedian]: “This says that in 1953 they were still telling stories about the farmer’s daughter and the traveling salesman. Either of you fellows ever hear any such stories?” / The Voice: “That’s just an old switch on our interplanetary spacemen-martian girl stories. / Comedians (in unison, smiling comprehendedly): “Oh-h-h-h-h-h.”"
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More examples"Science sits scowlingly non-committal, striving in vain to find a reason for abrupt personal ejectment from so sunny a clime as this. In Europe the thing could be understanded^([sic]) of the people—even those of the meanest intellect. The dull, grey, watery skies; […] to say nothing of Mr. Chamberlain’s vagueness in his perfunctory replies to the “freefooders”—all such and sundry were comprehendedly possible reasons for one to make a respectable quietus with a bare bodkin."
Etymology
From comprehended + -ly.
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