inversely

[in-vurs-lee]

adverb

1. in an inverse manner.

2. Mathematics.,  in inverse proportion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inversely¹

First recorded in 1650–60; inverse + -ly

Example Sentences

This index’s two trading-day performance from Black Friday through Cyber Monday is inversely correlated with how it subsequently performs through the end of December.

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Wood wants to check the misconception that “innovation and interest rates are inversely correlated.”

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She then measured the correlation between the PCI and gross private domestic investment, finding that they are inversely correlated.

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If investors demand a higher return for holding longer-dated bonds, that will mean higher borrowing costs for the government and falling prices on already issued bonds, because bond prices move inversely to rates.

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O’Meara’s impact on her world was inversely proportional to her size.

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