In a way that can be dated or assigned to a specific time period.
From 'datable' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly.' This creates an adverbial form rarely used in modern English, mostly appearing in academic historical contexts.
Scholars might say a manuscript is 'datably medieval' when they can prove its age, creating a linguistic bridge between fact and interpretation.
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