mutually

From mutual +‎ -ly.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmjut͡ʃuəli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːtʃʊəli/, /-tʃwə-/, /-lɪ/

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• Hyphenation: mu‧tu‧al‧ly

mutually (comparative more mutually, superlative most mutually)

1. In the same way, each to the other; reciprocally

   The contract was mutually binding.

   • 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Each written word when spoken is mutually incomprehensible between a Mandarin speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Hong Kong. If you think that’s odd, consider our number system: the symbol “9” is universally recognized but it’s pronounced “nine” in English and “devet” in Slovenian.

   • 2022, NATO 2022 Strategic Concept‎^[2], NATO, archived from the original on 29 June 2022, page 5:

     The deepening strategic partnership between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation and their mutually reinforcing attempts to undercut the rules-based international order run counter to our values and interests.

2. In a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way

   The adventure was mutually beneficial.

• (in the same way): equivalently, in kind, reciprocally, similarly
• (in a shared manner): collectively, evenly, equally, together; see also Thesaurus:jointly

• mutually assured destruction
• mutually exclusive
• mutually intelligible