jointly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdʒɔɪntli/ UK /ˈdʒɔɪntli/ See IPA manual

adv

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1

adv
together with another or others; in a shared manner

The property was owned jointly by the two sisters.

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1 adv · together with another or... together collectively mutuallycooperativelyunitedly

Opposites

separately individually singly

Word family

Related forms joint joinjointness

Etymology

From 'joint' + '-ly'; 'joint' from Old French 'joint', past participle of 'joindre' ('to join'), from Latin 'iungere' ('to join').

joint Old French iungere Latin *yeug- Proto-Indo-European

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# jointly

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

## Meanings
1. together with another or others; in a shared manner

## Examples
- The property was owned jointly by the two sisters.

## Synonyms
- together
- collectively
- mutually
- cooperatively
- unitedly

## Antonyms
- separately
- individually
- singly

## Related Forms
- joint
- join
- jointness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: joint
- Root: iungere
- Root: *yeug-

## Etymology
From 'joint' + '-ly'; 'joint' from Old French 'joint', past participle of 'joindre' ('to join'), from Latin 'iungere' ('to join').

## AI Etymology
Jointly comes from 'joint' + '-ly'; 'joint' from Old French 'joint', past participle of 'joindre' ('to join'), from Latin 'iungere' ('to join'). The etymological trail includes Old French joint, Latin iungere, and Proto-Indo-European *yeug-. As an adverb, jointly means together with another or others; in a shared manner. The same family is visible in related forms such as joint, join, and jointness. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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