In the manner of a glossary; by means of glossarial explanation; with the style or approach of a glossary.
From glossarial (adjective) plus -ly suffix, creating an adverb that modifies how something is done—in glossary fashion.
This adverb is almost never used in real life, but when scholars do use it, they mean 'explained like a glossary would explain it'—definition by definition.
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