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suˈbordinately, adv.
[f. subordinate a. + -ly2.]
In a subordinate, inferior, or dependent manner, degree, or position.
a1633Austin Medit. (1635) 248 These [Angels] are held, to have..the mooving (subordinately) of things beneath them. a1667Cowley Ess., Of Agric. Wks. (1906) 400 Because he prayed for wisdom in the first place, he added all things else which were subordinately to be desir'd. a1708Beveridge Thes. Theol. (1710) II. 378 Exerting the utmost of our power in doing good subordinately for our own safety, ultimately for God's glory. 1857J. W. Gibbs Philol. Studies 116 The same thought..may oftentimes be expressed either co-ordinately or subordinately. a1890Liddon Pusey (1893) II. 19 Between the canonical books and those subordinately inspired works [etc.]. |