Transliterally
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 In a transliteral (more than literal, beyond literal) way; more than literally. not-comparable, rare
"An ironic utterance may be successful at the locutionary level if it is properly understood transliterally, but fails at the perlocutionary level if the conversational reaction does not respect the 'literal complicity' of the ironic game."
- 2 In a way that exhibits simple transliteration; in a transliteral (transliterating) way; (that is,) being (or having been) transliterated. not-comparable, rare
"“Taneic ," "Sabaneeff" and others preferred to be spelled abroad this way, rather than transliterally Tanyeyev or Sabanyeyev."
Example
More examples"An ironic utterance may be successful at the locutionary level if it is properly understood transliterally, but fails at the perlocutionary level if the conversational reaction does not respect the 'literal complicity' of the ironic game."
Etymology
From transliteral + -ly.
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