PLENARILY

plenarily

(adverb) in a plenary manner; “an empire destined to enter the Commonwealth plenarily”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

plenarily (comparative more plenarily, superlative most plenarily)

In a plenary manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Ple"na*ri*ly, adv.

Definition: In a plenary manner.

PLENARY

Ple"na*ry, a. Etym: [LL. plenarius, fr. L. plenus full. See Plenty.]

Definition: Full; entire; complete; absolute; as, a plenary license; plenary authority. A treatise on a subject should be plenary or full. I. Watts. Plenary indulgence (R. C. Ch.), an entire remission of temporal punishment due to, or canonical penance for, all sins.

– Plenary inspiration. (Theol.) See under Inspiration.

Ple"na*ry, n. (Law)

Definition: Decisive procedure. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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