nominally
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/ˈnɒmɪnəli/
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/ˈnɒmɪnəli/ · /ˈnɑmɪnəli/
Definition of nominally
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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(not-comparable)In a nominal manner; in name only.
“Of the group, Max (Room’s Jacob Tremblay) is the most nominally mature, at least biologically speaking; unlike his childhood companions, he’s entered the early throes of puberty, and spends a lot of his waking hours pining, rather chastely, for a classmate (Millie Davis).”
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adv
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(not-comparable)In a nominal manner; in name only.
“Of the group, Max (Room’s Jacob Tremblay) is the most nominally mature, at least biologically speaking; unlike his childhood companions, he’s entered the early throes of puberty, and spends a lot of his waking hours pining, rather chastely, for a classmate (Millie Davis).”
- (not-comparable)Slightly.
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(not-comparable)As a noun.
“In Mauritanian Hassaniya, forms like lil-i can function nominally ('mine'), and accordingly have FeSg and Pl variants (lil-t-i, lwaayl-i), see DHF l.lxxv.”
“In the first phase, the grasp of an abstraction, the concept 'size' does not function nominally, rather it provides a way of thinking the quality of something.”
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Etymology
From nominal + -ly.
Words you can make from nominally
140 playable · top: ALIMONY (12 pts)
Best play alimony 12 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
24 words4-letter words
52 words- AMYL 9 pts
- LIMY 9 pts
- MANY 9 pts
- MAYO 9 pts
- MOLY 9 pts
- MONY 9 pts
- MYNA 9 pts
- ALLY 7 pts
- AYIN 7 pts
- ILLY 7 pts
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- OILY 7 pts
- ONLY 7 pts
- YILL 7 pts
- YONI 7 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- LIMA 6 pts
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- LOAM 6 pts
- MAIL 6 pts
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- MALL 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
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- MILL 6 pts
- MILO 6 pts
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- MOAN 6 pts
- MOIL 6 pts
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- NOMA 6 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANON 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LILO 4 pts
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- LION 4 pts
- LOAN 4 pts
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- NANO 4 pts
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- NILL 4 pts
- NOIL 4 pts
- NONA 4 pts
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- OLLA 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- MAY 8 pts
- YAM 8 pts
- YOM 8 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
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- AIM 5 pts
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- MON 5 pts
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- AIL 3 pts
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- ALL 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
2-letter words
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