adv
hereditarily
Hereditarily (adv) means In a way that is passed down from parent to child.
adv
1
In a way that is passed down from parent to child.
"After all, there might be some queer and perhaps hereditarily misshapen outcasts in those shunned hills, even though no such race of star-born monsters as folklore claimed."
— H. P. Lovecraft (1931)
2
In terms of what is inherited.
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Etymology
Formed from hereditary and -ly.
Rhymes for hereditarily
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What is the meaning of hereditarily?
"hereditarily" (adv) means in a way that is passed down from parent to child.
What are the different meanings of hereditarily?
"hereditarily" has 2 main meanings: 1. In a way that is passed down from parent to child; 2. In terms of what is inherited.
