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MILITARILY
militarily
(adverb) with respect to the military; “on a militarily significant scale”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
militarily (comparative more militarily, superlative most militarily)
In a military or martial manner; not peaceably.
By way of military or otherwise belligerent means.
Synonyms
• militarically (rare)
Source: Wiktionary
Mil"i*ta*ri*ly, adv.
Definition: In a military manner.
MILITARY
Mil"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. Shak.
2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. Bacon. Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.
– Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military superior. (b) An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction.
– Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.
Mil"i*ta*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. militaire.]
Definition: The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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