plurally

American  

[ploor-uh-lee] / ˈplʊər ə li /

adverb

1. as a plural; in a plural sense.

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Etymology

Origin of plurally

First recorded in 1350–1400, plurally is from the Middle English word pluraliche. See plural, -ly

Example Sentences

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plurally

“More than our brother is our chastity,” she says plurally, leaving Claudio to his fate.

From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2017

This has the necessary twofold effect of both broadening one’s mental capacities—we begin to think collectively or plurally thanks to the reliable access to these networks—and shrinking the horizons of the discrete, individual self.

From Slate ● Feb. 29, 2016

On the other hand, the names which signify essence in an adjectival manner are predicated of the three persons plurally, by reason of the plurality of supposita.

From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas

We can pluralize it: inikw-ihl-’minih; it is still either “fires in the house” or “burn plurally in the house.”

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir

Here sex, and the pronoun which follows, are masculine; because, the male sex, as well as the female, is here spoken of plurally.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown