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单词 constitutionally
释义

constitutionally

adverb

con·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al·​ly ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-shnə-lē How to pronounce constitutionally (audio)
-ˈtyü-,
-shə-nə-lē
1
a
: in accordance with one's constitution
constitutionally unable to grasp subtleties
b
: in structure, composition, or constitution
despite repeated heatings the material remained constitutionally the same
2
: in accordance with a political constitution
was not constitutionally eligible to fill the office

Synonyms

  • congenitally
  • inherently
  • innately
  • intrinsically
  • naturally
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Example Sentences

I'm afraid that I'm constitutionally incapable of carrying a tune.
Recent Examples on the Web The federal legislation would also preserve the right to contraception access that is currently constitutionally protected by another Supreme Court ruling, Griswold v. Connecticut. Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022 Tucked into a small handful of these backlash bills were measures meant to restrict people from filming police, a matter legal experts long thought constitutionally protected under the First Amendment. Sidney Fussell, The New Republic, 26 July 2022 Attorney Daniel Horwitz, who is suing the company over the death of an inmate at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, argued his posts amounted to constitutionally protected free speech. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022 Instead, that revenue would end up in the Constitutional Budget Reserve, which the governor noted the state is constitutionally required to repay after drawing billions of dollars from it to cover budget shortfalls. Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 All of this is to say that Donald Trump is, constitutionally speaking, just a guy. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2022 Even Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had issues constitutionally – the right to privacy versus the right to equal protection under the law. NBC News, 7 Aug. 2022 The Supreme Court recognized that parents’ rights were constitutionally sacrosanct nearly a century ago, in Meyer v. Nebraska (1923) and Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925). Michael Toth, WSJ, 27 July 2022 Newsom and the Legislature have no authority to kill the UCLA deal, because the UC system is constitutionally autonomous. Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

constitutionally

adverb

as in inherently
by natural character or ability I'm afraid that I'm constitutionally incapable of carrying a tune

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • inherently
  • fundamentally
  • intrinsically
  • essentially
  • innately
  • naturally
  • congenitally
  • basically
  • elementally
  • instinctively
  • intuitively
  • intimately

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • artificially
  • unnaturally
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