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similarly

//ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li//

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

formal

Note for similarly

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Forms

Comparative: more similarly
Superlative: most similarly

Definitions

1.In a like style or manner.
2.Used to link similar items.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2957

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Uncommon
Literature: Rare

Related words

Synonyms

likewise

Word family

similar

Etymology

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English similar

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English similarly

From similar + -ly.

Data sources:

Wiktionary (Wiktextract) (CC BY-SA)
Princeton WordNet (WordNet License)
Tatoeba (CC BY)
COCA / wordfrequency.info (derived frequency bands only)

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