Appositionally

/ˌæpəˈzɪʃənəli/ adverb

Definition

In the manner or style of an apposition; functioning as a grammatical apposition.

Etymology

From appositional plus the -ly suffix, following standard English adverb formation from adjectives.

Kelly Says

When linguists say a phrase functions 'appositionally,' they mean it's doing the job of clarifying or renaming something else in that smooth, side-by-side grammatical way.

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