pivotally

adverb

piv·​ot·​al·​ly -ᵊlē 

-ᵊli

1

: in a pivotal manner : as a pivot

functioning pivotally

2

a

: by means of a pivot

can be turned pivotally

b

: on a pivot

is mounted pivotally

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