Materially

adv

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics.

    "Tobacco, for instance, shrinks materially by frequent reshippings, and as all goods are warehoused as a convenience to importers, duties should be paid on what the importer receives."

  2. 2
    To a significant degree.

    "In cases of extreme thickening of the coats of the stomach, of a scirrhoid character, where the suffering patients are almost worn out with constant pain, such remedies, applied over the epigastrium, most materially alleviate the distress."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with respect to material aspects wordnet
  2. 2
    to a significant degree wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English materialy; equivalent to material + -ly.

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