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View synonyms for materially

materially

[ muh-teer-ee-uh-lee ]

adverb

  1. to an important degree; considerably:

    Their endorsement didn't help materially.

  2. with reference to matter or material things and conditions; physically.
  3. Philosophy. with regard to matter or substance as distinguished from form.


materially

/ məˈtɪərɪəlɪ /

adverb

  1. to a significant extent; considerably

    his death alters the situation materially

  2. with respect to material objects
  3. philosophy with respect to substance as distinct from form
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of materially1

1350–1400; Middle English. See material, -ly
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Example Sentences

Through a lot of effort and expense, they were able to get their subjects to sleep a bit more, but that extra sleep didn’t seem to materially improve anything.

Sure, your company has probably given up on the idea that it should materially provide for workers’ post-work existence, but Penfold is betting that its freelancer-friendly pension system will find purchase in its market.

While Major League Baseball, which recently moved the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta to Colorado in protest of the law, will not suffer materially from the exit, a move out of Georgia would be both onerous and expensive for movie studios.

The CPSC protocols became mandatory in 1999 and haven’t materially changed since.

Gill convincing posters on Wallstreetbets to invest in GameStop isn’t materially different from Warren Buffett saying that he likes a stock, with individual investors taking that as a signal to buy.

The Innocence Project has reduced it, morally and materially.

And there are allies in both regions that we should continue to support not just morally, but materially and militarily.

This materially affects what can be revealed about the behavior of batteries during testing.

Certainly not morally, but it is absolutely sustainable materially.

The “Buffett Rule” does not materially reduce mounting deficits, though it does enshrine notions of fairness in the tax code.

The artists of Oosterbeck and Brussels, who were her associates, materially aided her by their encouragement.

The correspondence of the Library has quite materially increased in volume.

He was much disconcerted, and did not materially mend the matter by saying it was the first name that came into his head.

It is obvious that soils produced by the disintegration of these minerals must differ materially in quality.

In principle it was unaltered and not materially different in form, but being used for larger engines, looked different.

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