Constitutionally
[,kɒnstɪ'tjuːʃənəlɪ] or [,kɑnstə'tʊʃənəli]
Definition
(adv.) according to the constitution; 'this was constitutionally ruled out'.
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Definition
(adv.) In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition of the mind or body; naturally; as, he was constitutionally timid.
(adv.) In accordance with the constitution or fundamental law; legally; as, he was not constitutionally appointed.
Checker: Lorenzo
Examples
- St. Clare means well, I am bound to believe; but men are constitutionally selfish and inconsiderate to woman. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I am constitutionally nervous. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- But I had a reason that was an old reason now for constitutionally faltering whenever I heard the word convict. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
Checker: Lorenzo