† systemadadv.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: system n., -ad suffix2.
Etymology: < system n. + -ad suffix2. N.E.D. (1919) gives the pronunciation as (si·stėmæ̆d) /ˈsɪstɪmæd/.
Physiology.
Obsolete.
rare.
the world > life > the body > system > [adverb]
1808 J. Barclay ii. 232 That, which from the system carries the sanguineous fluid pulmonad, or towards the lungs; and that, which from the lungs carries it systemad, or towards the system.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2018).