• Similarly

    Pronunciation

    Origin

    similar + -ly

    Full definition of similarly

    Adverb

    similarly

    1. (manner) In a like style or manner.
      • 2013-06-08, Obama goes troll-hunting, The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.
    2. The sisters dressed similarly.
    3. (conjunctive) Used to link similar items

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