In a manner related to or through covalent bonding; describing how atoms are connected by shared electron pairs.
From 'covalent' + '-ly' (adverb suffix), creating the adverbial form to describe processes or states involving covalent bonds.
When chemists say atoms are 'covalently bonded,' they're describing the democratic sharing of electrons that makes most of organic chemistry possible.
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