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asymmetrically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an asymmetric manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an asymmetrical manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they were asymmetrically arranged

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsymmetrically

Antonyms: symmetrically

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English asymmetric Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English asymmetrically From asymmetric + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: asimètricament — in an asymmetric manner
  • Finnish: epäsymmetrisesti — in an asymmetric manner
  • Finnish: asymmetrisesti — in an asymmetric manner
  • Galician: asimetricamente — in an asymmetric manner
  • Hungarian: aszimmetrikusan — in an asymmetric manner
  • Italian: asimmetricamente — in an asymmetric manner
  • Occitan: asimetricament — in an asymmetric manner
  • Polish: asymetrycznie — in an asymmetric manner
  • Polish: niesymetrycznie — in an asymmetric manner
  • Portuguese: assimetricamente — in an asymmetric manner
  • Spanish: asimétricamente — in an asymmetric manner