differently
//ˈdɪfɹəntli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more differently
- Superlative
- most differently
Definitions
1.In a different way.
- Things turned out differently from what I'd envisaged.
- Recent research in the field of sociolinguistics and related fields has shown that women and men speak differently.
- I was (says Mr. Highmore) forcibly struck with the violence of its pulsation, so much so, that, if it had been differently situated, I should have considered it an aneurism of considerable magnitude.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3143
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Italic *ferō
Latin ferō
Latin differō
Latin differēnsder.
Old French differentbor.
Middle English different