militarily

adverb

mil·​i·​tari·​ly ˌmi-lə-ˈter-ə-lē 

1

: in a military manner

2

: from a military standpoint

Examples of militarily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those networks will in turn benefit their central node, the United States—still the economically, militarily, technologically, and culturally most powerful country in the world—providing Washington with soft power. —Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025

And some Israeli officials close to Mr. Netanyahu believe the U.S. would have no choice but to assist Israel militarily if Iran counterattacked. —Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 28 May 2025

Deterrence has been beneficial for both NATO and Russia in seeking their political ends: Russia to carry out its conventional war, NATO to support Ukraine militarily. —Joshua Keating, Vox, 27 May 2025

However, Sunday's attack shows that Ukraine has some cards to play militarily, Maynes says. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for militarily

• arbitrarily
• customarily
• momentarily
• necessarily
• ordinarily
• secondarily
• temporarily
• voluntarily
• airily
• caroli
• merrily
• verily

Kids Definition

militarily

adverb

mil·​i·​tari·​ly ˌmil-ə-ˈter-ə-lē 

1

: in a military manner

2

: from a military standpoint