differently

adverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li//
//ˈdɪf.ɹənt.li//

In a different way.

adverb

1
In a different way.
Things turned out differently from what I'd envisaged.
I was (says Mr. Highmore) forcibly struck with the violence of its pulsation, so much so, that, if it had been differently situated, I should have considered it an aneurism of considerable magnitude.
Recent research in the field of sociolinguistics and related fields has shown that women and men speak differently.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēnsder. Old French differentbor. Middle English different Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English differently English differently From Middle English differently; equivalent to different + -ly.

Forms

comparative: more differently
superlative: most differently

differ · Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike…difference · The quality of being different.different · Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

differently · In a different way.

difficult · Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.difficulties · a series of frustrations difficulty · The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

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