concretely
/ˈkɒnˌkɹitli/KAHN-kreet-lee
/ˈkɑnˌkɹitli/KAHN-kreet-lee
Meaningin a way that is grown together
Common meaning: in a concrete way
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- cretto grow, get biggerLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 481 · scan
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘with, together’ + ‘to grow, get bigger’ → concretely
Journey through time
- Latincrēscō, crēvī, crētum‘to grow, get bigger’
- Englishconcrete‘grown together hard’
- Englishformed in English from concreteconcretely‘in a concrete way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is grown together. It can be inferred from any of: concrete.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from concrete + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- crēscō, crēvī, crētum Latin “to grow, get bigger”
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