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Vinony

proportionally

adverb

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Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/ / /pɹəˈpɔːʃənəli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English proportional 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 proportionally From proportional + -ly.

  1. In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.

    “The will of those who never allow their will to be disputed, unless they happen to be in a good humour, when they relax proportionally, is almost always unreasonable.”

    “The spiny-cheeked honeyeater has a more generalized diet and the gastrointestinal tract is similar structurally and proportionally to other honyeaters.”