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

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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But in the wine industry, quality is very often inversely correlated with production scale.

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“That structured relationship between employers and workers is what causes health inequities, because the wealth of employers relates sort of inversely to labor costs, and positively to labor effort.”

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“According to Boyle’s law, if the temperature doesn’t change, pressure and volume are inversely correlated, which means that pressure changes in the environment can cause expansion or contraction of air-space cavities in the body.”

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