DETRIMENTALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does detrimentally mean? 

• DETRIMENTALLY (adverb)
  The adverb DETRIMENTALLY has 1 sense:

1. in a detrimental manner

  Familiarity information: DETRIMENTALLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DETRIMENTALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a detrimental manner

Synonyms:

detrimentally; harmfully; noxiously

Pertainym:

detrimental ((sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury)

 Context examples 

It is, I suppose, the reaction from the haunting fear which I have had: that this terrible affair and the reopening of his old wound might act detrimentally on Jonathan.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)