of general form or structure, as opposed to particular substance or content
denotingof or being a grammatical form or category indicating mood; specif of or being an auxiliary verb expressing necessity, possibility, etc, e.g. can, must, or may
of modality in logic
of or being in a musical mode; specif being in one of the church modes rather than a major or minor key
of or having a statistical mode
modally adv
[Latin modalis from Latin modus late: see mode]