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ætiologically, adv.|ˌiːtɪəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəlɪ, ˈɛtɪ-| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In an ætiological manner; so as to assign a cause or reason.
1849W. Fitzgerald Whitaker's Disput. 403 Scripture is expounded ætiologically, when it is shewn why any thing was done or said. |