materially C1 Topic:Describing Qualities 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. Appears in Phrases (1) See all materially different Different in physical form or material conditions. Adverb + adjective Etymology From Middle English materialy; equivalent to material + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown