chronologically
English
Etymology
chronological + -ly
Adverb
chronologically (comparative more chronologically, superlative most chronologically)
- (manner) In a chronological manner; with reference to time.
- He had aged but a year chronologically, but in appearance a decade.
- 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 255:
- Moreover, the term [...] is well recorded in British and Australian sources from the 1840s onwards, while the earliest Anglo-Indian evidence only extends as far back as 1865 and so does not hold precedence. Thus, deriving the term from Hindustani is not chronologically admissible on present evidence.
- (sequence) In sequence according to time.
- His chapters are arranged thematically, not chronologically.
Translations
in a chronological manner
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