Standard Lemma guide

structurally

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: S T R AH1 K CH ER0 AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In terms of structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with respect to structure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • structurally, the organization is healthy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English structural 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 structurally From structural + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: estructuralment — in terms of structure
  • Finnish: rakenteellisesti — in terms of structure
  • French: structurellement — in terms of structure
  • French: structuralement — in terms of structure
  • German: strukturell — in terms of structure
  • Italian: strutturalmente — in terms of structure
  • Portuguese: estruturalmente — in terms of structure
  • Spanish: estructuralmente — in terms of structure