economically

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌikəˈnɑmɪkli/ UK /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a way relating to the economy or to thrift

The engine runs economically on very little fuel.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a way relating to the... thriftilyfrugally sparingly prudently financially

Opposites

wastefullyextravagantly lavishly

Word family

Related forms economy economic economical economize

Etymology

From economical (from economy, via Latin oeconomia from Ancient Greek oikonomía 'household management') + -ly.

oikonomía Ancient Greek oîkos Ancient Greek nómos Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# economically

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌikəˈnɑmɪkli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkli/

## Meanings
1. in a way relating to the economy or to thrift

## Examples
- The engine runs economically on very little fuel.

## Synonyms
- thriftily
- frugally
- sparingly
- prudently
- financially

## Antonyms
- wastefully
- extravagantly
- lavishly

## Related Forms
- economy
- economic
- economical
- economize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: oikonomía
- Root: oîkos
- Root: nómos

## Etymology
From economical (from economy, via Latin oeconomia from Ancient Greek oikonomía 'household management') + -ly.

## AI Etymology
Economically is from economical (from economy, via Latin oeconomia from Ancient Greek oikonomía 'household management') + -ly. The ancestry passes through Ancient Greek oikonomía, Ancient Greek oîkos, and Ancient Greek nómos. The suffix -ly forms an adverb or adjective from the base, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adverb, it means "in a way relating to the economy or to thrift", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include economy, economic, economical, and economize.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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