materially

English

Etymology

From Middle English materialy; equivalent to material +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

materially (comparative more materially, superlative most materially)

1. In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics.
   • 1894, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance, Opinions of Collectors of Customs Concerning Ad Valorem and Specific Rates of Duty on Imports:

     Tobacco, for instance, shrinks materially by frequent reshippings, and as all goods are warehoused as a convenience to importers, duties should be paid on what the importer receives.

2. To a significant degree.
   • 1839, Robley Dunglison, Dunglison's American medical library:

     In cases of extreme thickening of the coats of the stomach, of a scirrhoid character, where the suffering patients are almost worn out with constant pain, such remedies, applied over the epigastrium, most materially alleviate the distress.

Translations

To a significant degree.

• Bulgarian: съществено (bg) (sǎštestveno)

Middle English

Adverb

materially

1. Alternative form of materialy