colloidally

colloidally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κόλλᾰ (kóllă)der.
Vulgar Latin colla
French colle
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)der.
French -oïde
French colloïde
English colloid
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English colloidal
English -ly
English colloidally

    From colloidal + -ly.

    Adverb

    colloidally (not comparable)

    1. With respect to colloids.
    2. Of or like colloids.
      • 2021, A. K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches, Granta Books, page 18:
        The moon and stars shimmer colloidally above as he stops by a fence post to piss, a short way from the Beldam West’s.
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