materially C1 Topic:Science & Research US /məˈtɪriːəli/ See IPA manual Freq #56552 Meanings 1 adv with respect to material aspects Psychologically similar but materially different. 2 adv to a significant degree It aided them materially in winning the argument. 3 adv In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics. Tobacco, for instance, shrinks materially by frequent reshippings, and as all goods are warehoused as a convenience to importers, duties should be paid on what the importer receives. 4 adv To a significant degree. In cases of extreme thickening of the coats of the stomach, of a scirrhoid character, where the suffering patients are almost worn out with constant pain, such remedies, applied over the epigastrium, most materially alleviate the distress. Common collocations materially different Adverb + adjective Etymology From Middle English materialy; equivalent to material + -ly. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # materially **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /məˈtɪriːəli/ **Frequency rank:** 56552 ## Meanings 1. with respect to material aspects 2. to a significant degree 3. In a material manner; with regard to physical things or characteristics. 4. To a significant degree. ## Examples - Psychologically similar but materially different. - It aided them materially in winning the argument. - Tobacco, for instance, shrinks materially by frequent reshippings, and as all goods are warehoused as a convenience to importers, duties should be paid on what the importer receives. - In cases of extreme thickening of the coats of the stomach, of a scirrhoid character, where the suffering patients are almost worn out with constant pain, such remedies, applied over the epigastrium, most materially alleviate the distress. ## Etymology From Middle English materialy; equivalent to material + -ly. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown