followingly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfɑloʊɪŋli/ UK /ˈfɒləʊɪŋli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a manner that follows; subsequently or accordingly

He arranged the steps followingly so each built upon the last.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a manner that follows;... subsequently accordingly consequently afterward

Opposites

previously beforehand

Word family

Related forms follow following

Etymology

From following (present participle of follow, from Old English folgian 'to follow') + the adverbial suffix -ly.

folgian Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# followingly

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

## Meanings
1. in a manner that follows; subsequently or accordingly

## Examples
- He arranged the steps followingly so each built upon the last.

## Synonyms
- subsequently
- accordingly
- consequently
- afterward

## Antonyms
- previously
- beforehand

## Related Forms
- follow
- following

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: folgian

## Etymology
From following (present participle of follow, from Old English folgian 'to follow') + the adverbial suffix -ly.

## AI Etymology
Followingly is from following (present participle of follow, from Old English folgian 'to follow') + the adverbial suffix -ly. Important recorded forms include folgian (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a manner that follows; subsequently or accordingly. The wider family includes related words such as follow and following.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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