Nominally
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɒmɪnəli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Nominally is an adverb meaning In a nominal manner; in name only.
Meaning
In a nominal manner; in name only.
More Meanings
- Slightly.
- As a noun.
Example Sentences
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.
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).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include theoretically, conceptually, notionally, principle, essentially, hypothetically.
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