Mediately
//ˈmiːdi.ətli// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a mediate manner, by the intervention of an intermediary agent or means; indirectly. not-comparable
"A second [question] is, whether these Eggs are immediately dropt into the Water by the Gnats themselves, or, mediately, are brought down by the falling rain […]"
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More examples"A second [question] is, whether these Eggs are immediately dropt into the Water by the Gnats themselves, or, mediately, are brought down by the falling rain […]"
Etymology
From mediate + -ly.
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