mutually

[myoo-choo-uh-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that is shared or reciprocal.

   Please call to set up an appointment at a mutually agreeable time.

   There are significant differences between the two organizations, but they are mutually supportive.

Other Word Forms

• nonmutually adverb
• quasi-mutually adverb
• transmutually adverb
• unmutually adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mutually¹

mutual ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

"The defendant tries to recast decades of abuse as simply the function of mutually toxic relationships," prosecutors wrote in a 29 September filing.

From BBC

Two of them came away to fast-improving South Africa, as part of a mutually beneficial arrangement struck between the two unions.

From BBC

None of these responses were mutually exclusive but they differed in tone, and perhaps point to a tension between denouncing Reform as not serious - or as all too serious.

From BBC

Fact and fiction have been blended together, but Knight says he doesn't see those two things as mutually exclusive, as "it's often the true events that are the least believable".

From BBC

Women also tend to keep their closest friendships that they and their former partner mutually enjoyed, too.

From Salon

Related Words

• commonly 
• jointly