Standard Lemma guide

developmentally

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 V EH2 L AH0 P M EH1 N AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IH0 V EH2 L AH0 P M EH1 N T AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In terms of development.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with respect to development

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • developmentally retarded

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English development English -al English developmental Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English developmentally From developmental + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: développementalement — in terms of development