adv
Meaning 1
In a mechanistic, impersonal or automatic manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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mechanistically
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adv
Meaning 2
In terms of a mechanism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The two systems are mechanistically equivalent.
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adverb
Meaning 3
in a mechanistic manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Handel achieves a huge breadth of musical thought when composing almost mechanistically in the least weighty of styles
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megh-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechan(ism) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English mechanistic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English mechanistically From mechanistic + -ally.