militarily

adverb

mil·​i·​tari·​ly ˌmi-lə-ˈter-ə-lē How to pronounce militarily (audio)
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint

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Poland is politically and militarily prepared for this role. Sławomir Cenckiewicz, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Israel has collaborated militarily with India for decades now and supplied it with significant numbers of drones, including substantial quantities of all the surveillance models—Hermes, Herons, and Searchers—mentioned above, and the one-way Harop loitering munitions. Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 By February 2004, two non-Iraqi figures were quietly turning Iraq’s Shia against the occupation and preparing them, militarily, to inflict pain on the Americans. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025 This exchange would involve Ukraine handing over territory Putin has not been successful in overtaking militarily. Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for militarily

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of militarily was in 1660

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“Militarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/militarily. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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militarily

adverb
mil·​i·​tari·​ly ˌmil-ə-ˈter-ə-lē How to pronounce militarily (audio)
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint
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