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English
Etymology
From proportionate + -ly.
Pronunciation
Adverb
proportionately (comparative more proportionately, superlative most proportionately)
- In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally.
References
- “proportionately”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “proportionately”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.