maximallyadv.
/ˈmaksᵻml̩i/, /ˈmaksᵻməli/, U.S. /ˈmæksəməli/ In or to the maximum degree.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > at, in, or to maximum amount or degree
maximally1884
all out1919
maximumly1949
max1962
maximum1983
1884 W. James in Mind 9 12 Those portions of the brain that have just been maximally excited retain a kind of soreness.
1918 Philos. Rev. 27 55 The maximally clear parts of consciousness.
1969 Daily Tel. 11 Jan. 5/3 The answer, as with the short-term gain.., is to tax yourself maximally. In this case you would assume that £700 would be left to you after 30 p.c. had been deducted.
1973 Nature 2 Mar. 68/1 Histamine is synthesized maximally in the hypothalamus.
1989 European Jrnl. Orthodontics 11 32 Palpation was performed by placing two fingers gently on each condyle and the patient was encouraged to open maximally.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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