Meaning

(rare) In an onymous manner; having a name..

Example Sentences

But divulge it to Mrs. Rick I must and will—anonymously or onymously.

Article is clearly by —, and he anonymously or onymously is not worth powder and shot.

But whether or not you order the book, you’ll write us on the Doormat Theory, won’t you, onymously or anonymously, as you choose. We’ll respect your confidence. Thank you.

At one and the same time, the same person might well be in favour of discursive anonymity in the case of a text like the Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion while declaring a social right and need to identify the author of a text such as The Garden of Fascism. Indeed, the higher ethical demand in the case of persecuted authors is not for a rearguard policy of anonymity but to ensure that an individual may write onymously without threat of reprisal: pseudonymity and dissimulation being within the grasp of most authors, the freedom to identify oneself as the author of a particular discourse is commonly assumed as a right of citizenship. To recommend anonymity per se is complicit with or at least acquiescent before the very totalitarian forces that provoke such a consideration in the first place.

>May I quote your text anonomously^([sic]) in the FAQ? Yes, or anonymously, or onymously.

>I find it rather strange that someone who posts insults about >Americans does so anonymously from a US Account. >Sounds a little like another disaffected ex-pat who >likes the life style too much to go home. > >When you have the balls to post under your own name >you can call other people cowards. […] If someone happened to be posting insults about Americans from a US account onymously, would that someone no longer qualify as a disafftected^([sic]), damned, detestable rebellious expat?

I guess one would have no need to hide from activity already participated in onymously.

>Do you have any LiveJournals you'd like to or are willing to own up to >here on RASFF? If so, what is/are your username/s? Sort of. I got a code from Jo so that I could comment onymously, but I have never actually posted anything to my journal. I've chosen the stunningly original user name "davidgoldfarb".

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When Should You Use Onymously?

Use onymously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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