observationally

English

Etymology

From observational +‎ -ly.

Adverb

observationally (comparative more observationally, superlative most observationally)

  1. In an observational way.
    • 2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, “Why do cephalopods produce ink? And what's ink made of, anyway?”, in The Guardian[1]:
      However, before most of this was experimentally and observationally discovered, they were perhaps best known for their “almost unique” ability to squirt ink when harangued, creating a smokescreen before jetting off to safety.

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