differently

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Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
22
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈdɪfɹəntli/
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/ˈdɪfɹəntli/ · /ˈdɪfəɹəntli/

Definition of differently

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a different way.
    “Things turned out differently from what I'd envisaged.”
    “I was (says Mr. Highmore) forcibly struck with the violence of its pulsation, so much so, that, if it had been differently situated, I should have considered it an aneurism of considerable magnitude.”
    “Recent research in the field of sociolinguistics and related fields has shown that women and men speak differently.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēnsder. Old French differentbor. Middle English different Proto-Indo-European *leyg-…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēnsder. Old French differentbor. Middle English different Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English differently English differently From Middle English differently; equivalent to different + -ly.

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