adv
Meaning 1
In terms of lines; linewise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
lineally
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adv
Meaning 2
By direct descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: genealogy
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adverb
Meaning 3
by an unbroken line of descent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she is related lineally to the Royal Family
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English lineal 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 lineally From lineal + -ly.