optionally

English

Etymology

From optional +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɑpʃənəli/

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Adverb

optionally (comparative more optionally, superlative most optionally)

1. In an optional manner; not mandatorily.
   • 1979, Ladakhi grammar, →ISBN, page 104:

     Plural suffixes may be optionally added after the Ist person exclusive ƞə—z̆e, Ist person inclusive ƞə—təƞ, and IInd person non-honorific khyo—z̆e and honorific ñe—z̆e.

Synonyms

• facultatively

Antonyms

• mandatorily

Derived terms

• nonoptionally
• optionally piloted vehicle

Translations

in an optional manner

Greek: προαιρετικά (el) (proairetiká) Italian: opzionalmente (it) Romanian: opțional (ro), facultativ (ro) Spanish: opcionalmente Swedish: fakultativt (sv) n, frivilligt (sv) n, valfritt (sv) n