subordinatelyadv.
/səˈbɔːdᵻnətli/, /səˈbɔːdn̩ətli/, U.S. /səˈbɔrdn̩ətli/ In a subordinate manner, degree, or position.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adverb] > subordinately
subsidiarily1603
subalternately1606
subordinately1608
collaterally1610
dependingly1658
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adverb] > of subsidiary importance
accidentallya1398
accidentlya1460
accessorilyc1475
accidentarily1591
subordinately1608
accessarily1611
of the by1611
in (also with) subordination to1614
offstage1861
the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adverb] > by subordination
subordinately1857
1608 T. Draxe Lambes Spouse iv. sig. I5v That which his Ministers doe subordinately, and ministerially, that doth hee absolutely and as cause and principall.
a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 248 These [Angels] are held, to have..the mooving (subordinately) of things beneath them.
a1667 A. Cowley Of Agric. 98 in Wks. (1668) Because he prayed for wisdom in the first place, he added all things else which were subordinately to be desir'd.
a1708 W. Beveridge Thes. Theologicus (1710) II. 378 Exerting the utmost of our power in doing good subordinately for our own safety, ultimately for God's glory.
1767 Ann. Reg. 1766 i. 43/1 The colonies..became relatively great, subordinately and in proportion, as the mother-country advanced in superiority over the rest of the maritime powers in Europe.
1857 J. W. Gibbs Philol. Stud. 116 The same thought..may oftentimes be expressed either co-ordinately or subordinately.
a1890 H. P. Liddon et al. Life E. B. Pusey (1893) II. 19 Between the canonical books and those subordinately inspired works [etc.].
1944 Life 11 Dec. 100/2 It is a Hollywood axiom that all screen writers nurse an inferiority complex... The public seldom notes their names as they flicker subordinately across the screen.
1976 W. Shurtleff & A. Aoyagi Bk. Miso vi. 93/1 The dressing..forms the basis and bulk of the salad, and the vegetables are used subordinately to add texture, flavor and color.
2001 L. Hughes in E. C. Hein Nursing Issues in 21st Cent. 68 Nursing practice..continues to be subordinately linked to medical practice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adv.1608