embryonicallyadv.
/ˌɛmbrɪˈɒnᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌɛmbriˈɑnək(ə)li/ In a rudimentary or undeveloped form, state, or manner; in embryo. Also: as regards embryonic structure or development; in the embryo; embryologically.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > [adverb]
embryonically1858
the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adverb] > in early stages
inchoately1627
inchoatively1649
embryonately1665
rudimentarily1837
incipiently1856
nascently1856
embryonically1899
1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World xi. 358 The Sensitive Spirit be also then latent in the same Chaos, and be ready to issue forth assoon as the Organical Body is Completed in all the Constituent parts therof, though at first more Rudely and Embryonicaly.
1858 Proc. 11th Meeting Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. ii. 95 The five floral cycles correspond to the five nutritive systems, which take their rise, embryonically, from the navel.
1883 M. Foster & F. M. Balfour Elements Embryol. (ed. 2) viii. 255 The atrophy of the dorsal section of the embryonically large canal of the spinal cord.
1899 E. Griffith-Jones Ascent through Christ iii. ii. 377 In prophecy He was as it were embryonically incarnated.
1976 Weed Sci. 24 298/2 We were particularly interested in determining whether isocitric lyase activity developed from embryonically formed mRNA or whether the mRNA was transcribed during germination.
1990 S. Sturges Preston Sturges xxxix. 240 You are practically a famous playwright already, embryonically speaking, of course, with one great hit to your credit, nearly.
2010 Mercury (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 15 Mar. 7 Democracy, although imperfectly and embryonically, has taken root in the native soil of South Africa and in all three spheres of government.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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