Proximally

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Immediately; most directly

    "A horticulturalist might know that scarlet pimpernels always close up before rain without having any idea whether it is increasing moisture levels, […] or whatever, that they are proximally responding to."

  2. 2
    In the proximal direction: reverse of distally

Synonyms

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proximad

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"A horticulturalist might know that scarlet pimpernels always close up before rain without having any idea whether it is increasing moisture levels, […] or whatever, that they are proximally responding to."

Etymology

From proximal + -ly.

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