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cerebrally

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S ER0 IY1 B R AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a cerebral way; intellectually.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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2

adverb

Meaning 2

in the brain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bleeding cerebrally

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3

adverb

Meaning 3

in an intellectual manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cerebrally active

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cerebral Middle English -ly English -ly English cerebrally From cerebral + -ly.