administratively

adverb

ad·​min·​is·​tra·​tive·​ly əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tiv-lē 

-strə-

: in an administrative manner or by administrative means : by means of or with regard to administration

dealing with a problem administratively

an administratively complex situation

Approvals and variances are site-specific and individually-based. Some may be reviewed and accepted administratively by staff, while others may require CBPA Board review and sanction.

—Chris Ettel

While UPMC Presbyterian is located in Oakland and UPMC Shadyside is in Shadyside, the two hospitals are considered a single entity administratively.

—Kris B. Mamula

Examples of administratively in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Polis signed Senate Bill 18 into law administratively on Monday, without a signing ceremony. —Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026

This amendment would allow city staff to handle those applications administratively rather than requiring a council vote for each individual business. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026

Disaster funding slows to a trickle The delays at FEMA are significantly longer than normal, even for an agency known to be administratively slow, according to emergency managers from half a dozen states. —Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026

That may be administratively tidy. —Alfred Barry, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for administratively

• appreciatively
• authoritatively
• creatively
• iteratively
• legislatively
• meditatively
• qualitatively
• quantitatively
• speculatively
• vegetatively
• natively