- Contingently
- Contingently Con*tin"gent*ly, adv. In a contingent manner; without design or foresight; accidentally. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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contingently — contingent ► ADJECTIVE 1) subject to chance. 2) (contingent on/upon) dependent on. 3) (of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs. ► NOUN 1) a group of people with a common feature, forming part of … English terms dictionary
contingently — adverb see contingent I … New Collegiate Dictionary
contingently — See contingent. * * * … Universalium
contingently — adverb In a contingent manner; without foresight … Wiktionary
contingently — con tin·gent·ly || ntlɪ adv. in a dependent manner; by chance … English contemporary dictionary
contingently — con·tin·gent·ly … English syllables
contingently — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from contingent (I) + ly : in a contingent way or manner : provisionally, accidentally … Useful english dictionary
contingent — contingently, adv. /keuhn tin jeuhnt/, adj. 1. dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often fol. by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather. 2. liable to happen or not;… … Universalium
formal logic — the branch of logic concerned exclusively with the principles of deductive reasoning and with the form rather than the content of propositions. [1855 60] * * * Introduction the abstract study of propositions, statements, or assertively used … Universalium
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