NYT Dictionary

CULTURALLY

/ˈkəltʃərəlliː/
AdverbCUL-tur-al-lycul-tur-al-ly · 4 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018

Meaning

In a cultural way.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English -al English cultural Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English culturally From cultural + -ly.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

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