militarily

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English military Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English militarily From military + -ly.

1. In a military or martial manner; not peaceably.
2. By way of military or otherwise belligerent means.

   “The borders of the empire were expanded militarily over the course of many wars of conquest.”

   “At the very moment when their petty-bourgeois counterparts were coming to power elsewhere in Africa, these Mozambicans found the Portuguese turning their backs on neocolonialism and digging in their heels militarily against any such denouement to their rule.”

3. In a manner relating to the military or military matters.

   “Whether [Israel's] blockade [of Gaza] is militarily justified is a point of contention.”