instrumentallyadv.

Brit.

/ˌɪnstrᵿˈmɛntl̩i/, U.S.

/ˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)l̩i/

Forms: see instrumental adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: instrumental adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < instrumental adj. + -ly suffix² Compare earlier instrumently adv.Compare post-classical Latin instrumentaliter (12th cent.; from 13th cent. in British sources), Middle French instrumentalement , instrumentallement , Middle French, French instrumentellement (16th cent.; 1578 with reference to music). In sense 3 after instrument n. 2b; compare Italian †instrumentalmente (1611 in Florio in this sense; a1419 in sense ‘in an instrumental capacity’).

a. As an instrument (instrument n. 3) or means; in an instrumental capacity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb]

instrumentally1545

ministerially1601

1545 W. Turner Rescuynge of Romishe Fox sig. Iii^v He that gyueth saluation instrumentally to any instrumentes whiche god hathe only appoynted and vsed towork saluation by, makethe no mo sauioures but god alone.

1583 A. Nowell et al. True Rep. Disput. E. Campion i. sig. E.iiii Faith iustifieth instrumentally.

1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 41 Angels..may instrumentallie pronounce the blessings of God.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 207 Whether the good Angels can do Miracles? Ministerially, and instrumentally they may: but not principally and authoritatively.

1711 G. Cary Physician's Phylactic 146 God..Excommunicates Efficiently, the Clergy do it Instrumentally, as his Instruments.

a1797 E. Burke Tracts Popery Laws in Wks. (1842) II. 440/1 They will argue, that the end being essentially beneficial, the means become instrumentally so.

1871 Daily News 1 Feb. To acknowledge it..as instrumentally capable of bringing about the meeting of a ‘National Assembly’.

1943 A. Farrer Finite & Infinite xxi. 254 Every valuable activity..must either actualise an essential form or enrich it, or subserve instrumentally one or other of these two aims.

2016 Jrnl. Res. Math. Educ. 47 254 Cedric and Vanessa..generally regarded mathematics as being instrumentally important—perhaps even intrinsically important.

b. By means of an instrument (instrument n. 3); through the indirect or intermediate agency of another person or thing.Chiefly in philosophical or theological contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by an instrument or means

instrumently?a1425

instrumentally1576

1576 E. Bunny Whole Summe Christian Relig. f. 27^v Outwardly, instrumentally..he [sc. the holy Ghost] doth it by two poyntes of their owne corruption.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (iii. 1) 540 The spirit indeed doth it principally, but by the word in the ministerie instrumentally.

a1631 J. Donne Ess. Divinity (1651) 141 They must do it instrumentally by others.

1702 Plain Man's Relig. 18 To this very Day, doth he [sc. the Devil] instrumentally strive to do the same, and teaches by his Instruments.

1779 W. Clark Ess. to discover Visible Marks Christ's Church v. 42 They experienced [Christ's]..coming to teach his People himself, both immediately in their own Hearts, and instrumentally by his Ministers.

1826 Baptist Mag. Jan. 3/1 For the light which had enabled him to explore this province of theological truth, he was indebted, instrumentally, to the writings of the justly celebrated Jonathan Edwards.

1868 Bible Class & Youth's Mag. June 85 She never knew to whom she was instrumentally indebted for this timely and merciful assistance.

1904 Tongues of Fire Jan. 7/4 How is it [sc. Life Abundant] obtained?.. Instrumentally by the Word of God.

1978 Isis 69 403 Whatever is done instrumentally, moreover, can be said to be done by the principal agent behind the instrument.

2010 Devel. in Pract. 20 509 Lobby for the right to education has become lobby for the right to schooling and quality, addressed instrumentally through new buildings and changes in teacher–pupil ratios.

2. By means of an instrument or device for observation, measurement, recording, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > [adverb]

instrumentally?1575

?1575 R. Eden tr. J. Taisnier Bk. Nauigation sig. Eii It may be instrumentally prooued, howe the starres maye be seene in the Horizon, without their proper places, by reason of incuruation or crookyng of the beames.

1633 T. James Strange Voy. 69 I tooke the height of it instrumentally.

1702 H. Curson Theory of Sci. Illustr. 293 The Mensuration of Superficies, As Boards, Glass, Pavements, May be Effected Arithmetically or Instrumentally.

1761 H. Pemberton in Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 910 A problem..proposed, and solved instrumentally upon a globe.

1807 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) II. 7 In the Third Method, Or Instrumentally, as suppose by the log. lines on one side of the common two-foot scales.

1855 E. W. Dallas Elements Plane Pract. Geom. ii. viii. 142 When the angles are measured instrumentally, the correctness of the work is ascertained.

1934 A. H. R. Goldie Abercromby's Weather (rev. ed.) i. 7 Wind speeds when measured instrumentally are expressed commonly in miles per hour or metres per second.

2010 Dickinson (N. Dakota) Press (Nexis) 2 May On July 8, 1968, the state had its first instrumentally verifiable earthquake.

3. By means of a formal legal document, as an agreement, deed, charter, or record. Cf. instrument n. 2b. rare.

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1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Instrumentalmente, by deed, instrument, euidence or writing, instrumentally.

1979 G. M. Walton Regulatory Change in Atmosphere of Crisis ii. 19 If the government may instrumentally legislate full employment, what logical consistency remains in an argument that government should not legislate particularized end states for resource use, for prices, [etc.]?

4. On or with one or more musical instruments; with regard to playing a musical instrument. Also: with or by instrumental music.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > [adverb]

instrumentally1697

1697 R. Claridge Answer to R. Allen's Ess. 36 Those who were particularly appointed thereunto, Sang Vocally or Instrumentally, in the Publick Assembly.

1716 London Gaz. No. 5487/3 Mr. Purcell's Te Deum will be vocally and instrumentally performed.

1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music i. 27 The earlier Fathers of the Church..condemned musical Devotion when instrumentally accompanied.

1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. ii. xiii. 373 Schools..in which the music of the church was taught vocally and instrumentally.

1917 Times 10 Dec. 3/4 The exclusive right..to use the music of the opera in conjunction with the production of the moving picture film, such music to be rendered instrumentally and not vocally.

1976 Gramophone Aug. 351/3 Paul Cotton (guitars) and Rusty Young (pedal steel, dobro, mandolin etc.) excel instrumentally.

2004 J. Barth Bk. Ten Nights & Night 91 Whether the ‘soundtrack’ voice had been male or female, solo or chorus, instrumentally accompanied or a cappella.

5. Linguistics. So as to express means; (also Grammar) in the manner of a word which is in the instrumental case.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > case > [adverb] > in or by other specific cases

vocatively1605

ablatively1653

datively1796

instrumentally1846

1846 M. Williams Elem. Gram. Sanscrit 160 Instrumentally Dependent... Those [compounds] in which the relation of the first word (being in the crude) to the last is equivalent to that of an instrumental case.

1902 Expository Times 13 194/1 In original Greek ἐν is never used instrumentally.

1993 R. H. Robins Trends in Linguistics xii. 251 The dative comes after the accusative when used instrumentally.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	instrumentally
释义	instrumentallyadv. Brit. /ˌɪnstrᵿˈmɛntl̩i/, U.S. /ˌɪnstrəˈmɛn(t)l̩i/ Forms: see instrumental adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: instrumental adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < instrumental adj. + -ly suffix² Compare earlier instrumently adv.Compare post-classical Latin instrumentaliter (12th cent.; from 13th cent. in British sources), Middle French instrumentalement , instrumentallement , Middle French, French instrumentellement (16th cent.; 1578 with reference to music). In sense 3 after instrument n. 2b; compare Italian †instrumentalmente (1611 in Florio in this sense; a1419 in sense ‘in an instrumental capacity’). 1. a. As an instrument (instrument n. 3) or means; in an instrumental capacity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] instrumentally1545 ministerially1601 1545 W. Turner Rescuynge of Romishe Fox sig. Iii^v He that gyueth saluation instrumentally to any instrumentes whiche god hathe only appoynted and vsed towork saluation by, makethe no mo sauioures but god alone. 1583 A. Nowell et al. True Rep. Disput. E. Campion i. sig. E.iiii Faith iustifieth instrumentally. 1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 41 Angels..may instrumentallie pronounce the blessings of God. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 207 Whether the good Angels can do Miracles? Ministerially, and instrumentally they may: but not principally and authoritatively. 1711 G. Cary Physician's Phylactic 146 God..Excommunicates Efficiently, the Clergy do it Instrumentally, as his Instruments. a1797 E. Burke Tracts Popery Laws in Wks. (1842) II. 440/1 They will argue, that the end being essentially beneficial, the means become instrumentally so. 1871 Daily News 1 Feb. To acknowledge it..as instrumentally capable of bringing about the meeting of a ‘National Assembly’. 1943 A. Farrer Finite & Infinite xxi. 254 Every valuable activity..must either actualise an essential form or enrich it, or subserve instrumentally one or other of these two aims. 2016 Jrnl. Res. Math. Educ. 47 254 Cedric and Vanessa..generally regarded mathematics as being instrumentally important—perhaps even intrinsically important. b. By means of an instrument (instrument n. 3); through the indirect or intermediate agency of another person or thing.Chiefly in philosophical or theological contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by an instrument or means instrumently?a1425 instrumentally1576 1576 E. Bunny Whole Summe Christian Relig. f. 27^v Outwardly, instrumentally..he [sc. the holy Ghost] doth it by two poyntes of their owne corruption. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus (iii. 1) 540 The spirit indeed doth it principally, but by the word in the ministerie instrumentally. a1631 J. Donne Ess. Divinity (1651) 141 They must do it instrumentally by others. 1702 Plain Man's Relig. 18 To this very Day, doth he [sc. the Devil] instrumentally strive to do the same, and teaches by his Instruments. 1779 W. Clark Ess. to discover Visible Marks Christ's Church v. 42 They experienced [Christ's]..coming to teach his People himself, both immediately in their own Hearts, and instrumentally by his Ministers. 1826 Baptist Mag. Jan. 3/1 For the light which had enabled him to explore this province of theological truth, he was indebted, instrumentally, to the writings of the justly celebrated Jonathan Edwards. 1868 Bible Class & Youth's Mag. June 85 She never knew to whom she was instrumentally indebted for this timely and merciful assistance. 1904 Tongues of Fire Jan. 7/4 How is it [sc. Life Abundant] obtained?.. Instrumentally by the Word of God. 1978 Isis 69 403 Whatever is done instrumentally, moreover, can be said to be done by the principal agent behind the instrument. 2010 Devel. in Pract. 20 509 Lobby for the right to education has become lobby for the right to schooling and quality, addressed instrumentally through new buildings and changes in teacher–pupil ratios. 2. By means of an instrument or device for observation, measurement, recording, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > [adverb] instrumentally?1575 ?1575 R. Eden tr. J. Taisnier Bk. Nauigation sig. Eii It may be instrumentally prooued, howe the starres maye be seene in the Horizon, without their proper places, by reason of incuruation or crookyng of the beames. 1633 T. James Strange Voy. 69 I tooke the height of it instrumentally. 1702 H. Curson Theory of Sci. Illustr. 293 The Mensuration of Superficies, As Boards, Glass, Pavements, May be Effected Arithmetically or Instrumentally. 1761 H. Pemberton in Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 910 A problem..proposed, and solved instrumentally upon a globe. 1807 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) II. 7 In the Third Method, Or Instrumentally, as suppose by the log. lines on one side of the common two-foot scales. 1855 E. W. Dallas Elements Plane Pract. Geom. ii. viii. 142 When the angles are measured instrumentally, the correctness of the work is ascertained. 1934 A. H. R. Goldie Abercromby's Weather (rev. ed.) i. 7 Wind speeds when measured instrumentally are expressed commonly in miles per hour or metres per second. 2010 Dickinson (N. Dakota) Press (Nexis) 2 May On July 8, 1968, the state had its first instrumentally verifiable earthquake. 3. By means of a formal legal document, as an agreement, deed, charter, or record. Cf. instrument n. 2b. rare. ΚΠ 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Instrumentalmente, by deed, instrument, euidence or writing, instrumentally. 1979 G. M. Walton Regulatory Change in Atmosphere of Crisis ii. 19 If the government may instrumentally legislate full employment, what logical consistency remains in an argument that government should not legislate particularized end states for resource use, for prices, [etc.]? 4. On or with one or more musical instruments; with regard to playing a musical instrument. Also: with or by instrumental music. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > [adverb] instrumentally1697 1697 R. Claridge Answer to R. Allen's Ess. 36 Those who were particularly appointed thereunto, Sang Vocally or Instrumentally, in the Publick Assembly. 1716 London Gaz. No. 5487/3 Mr. Purcell's Te Deum will be vocally and instrumentally performed. 1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music i. 27 The earlier Fathers of the Church..condemned musical Devotion when instrumentally accompanied. 1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. ii. xiii. 373 Schools..in which the music of the church was taught vocally and instrumentally. 1917 Times 10 Dec. 3/4 The exclusive right..to use the music of the opera in conjunction with the production of the moving picture film, such music to be rendered instrumentally and not vocally. 1976 Gramophone Aug. 351/3 Paul Cotton (guitars) and Rusty Young (pedal steel, dobro, mandolin etc.) excel instrumentally. 2004 J. Barth Bk. Ten Nights & Night 91 Whether the ‘soundtrack’ voice had been male or female, solo or chorus, instrumentally accompanied or a cappella. 5. Linguistics. So as to express means; (also Grammar) in the manner of a word which is in the instrumental case. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > case > [adverb] > in or by other specific cases vocatively1605 ablatively1653 datively1796 instrumentally1846 1846 M. Williams Elem. Gram. Sanscrit 160 Instrumentally Dependent... Those [compounds] in which the relation of the first word (being in the crude) to the last is equivalent to that of an instrumental case. 1902 Expository Times 13 194/1 In original Greek ἐν is never used instrumentally. 1993 R. H. Robins Trends in Linguistics xii. 251 The dative comes after the accusative when used instrumentally. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1545
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