complexlyadv.
/ˈkɒmplɛksli/, U.S. /ˌkɑmˈplɛksli/ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > [adverb] > all taken collectively
whollyc1330
generallyc1350
riff and raff?a1400
overhead1483
collectively1597
accumulatively1645
aggregately1660
complexly1660
collectedlya1687
together1849
1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 139 Taking them either complexly or singly.
1711 Char. Mod. Whig 55 One that..has a Relish of the Leaven of all Sects complexly.
1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. ii. ii. 341 With regard to..the whole annual produce..taken complexly . View more context for this quotation
2. In a complex or involved manner, intricately.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adverb] > in a difficult or complex manner
intricately1552
complexly1813
complicatedly1883
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > complication or complexity > [adverb]
intricately1552
perplexedly1603
crinkum-crankum1656
involutely1681
complexly1813
complicatedly1883
1813 Edinb. Rev. 22 13 Punishments complexly afflictive.
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 126 Complexly convoluted cells.
1889 Cent. Mag. Aug. 602/1 It came about on this wise—rather complexly.
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