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inferential

[in-fuh-ren-shuh l]
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adjective
  1. of, pertaining to, by, or dependent upon inference.

Origin of inferential

1650–60; < Medieval Latin inferenti(a) inference + -al1
Related formsin·fer·en·tial·ly, adverbnon·in·fer·en·tial, adjectivenon·in·fer·en·tial·ly, adverbun·in·fer·en·tial, adjectiveun·in·fer·en·tial·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for inferentially

Historical Examples

  • Possy paused, inferentially transferring the question to his friend.

    When I Grow Up

    Richard E. Lowe

  • Playright is, inferentially, under like terms and conditions.

  • There had been no glaring scandal, but the fault was inferentially mine.

    The Book of Susan

    Lee Wilson Dodd

  • Inferentially he knows that the right of the case before him is with the widow.

    Quiet Talks on Prayer

    S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon

  • Miss Grimké, inferentially, dates her lynching somewhere in the decade of the nineties.

British Dictionary definitions for inferentially

inferential

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or derived from inference
Derived Formsinferentially, adverb
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Word Origin and History for inferentially

inferential

adj.

1650s, from Medieval Latin inferentia (see inference) + adj. suffix -al (1).

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