proximate
[prok-suh-mit]
adjective
next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
close; very near.
approximate; fairly accurate.
forthcoming; imminent.
Origin of proximate
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almost, generally, roughly, relatively, soon, quickly, quick, beforehand, immediate, previous, about, around, presently, circa, closely, comparatively, most, much, loosely, proximatelyExamples from the Web for proximately
Contemporary Examples of proximately
Yes, Obama was sort of, proximately, true to his word when he raised taxes on Americans earning $250,000 and up.
Historical Examples of proximately
These men, as we believe, were proximately the means of his ruin.
Life of Robert BurnsThomas Carlyle
It is proximately reached in man, for man is the existent reason.
A Critical History of Greek PhilosophyW. T. Stace
In the other, they are discordant, and are forced to reach their proximately proper adjustment through antagonism and struggle.
The proportion of expenses due to these enterprises and results may, in like manner, be proximately calculated.
Memorials of the SeaWilliam Scoresby
The former is the great, substantial productive force: the latter is not immediately, or proximately, productive.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other EssaysThorstein Veblen
proximate
proximal
adjective
Word Origin for proximate
C16: from Late Latin proximāre to draw near, from Latin proximus next, from prope near
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proximate
[prŏk′sə-mĭt]
adj.
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