constitutionally

English

Etymology

From constitutional +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən(ə)li/

Adverb

constitutionally (comparative more constitutionally, superlative most constitutionally)

1. Pertaining to one's bodily constitution; physically, physiologically.
   • 1997, Edward M. Hallowell, When You Worry About the Child You Love, page 162:

     These children are constitutionally sad. Other children, like Luke, develop depressive feelings out of the blue or in response to some mild stressor.

   • 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 246:

     The astonishing progress of science had made God quite irrelevant; it had caused human beings to focus so intently on the physical world that they would soon be constitutionally unable to take God seriously.

2. In accordance with a political constitution.

   Antonym: unconstitutionally

Derived terms

• nonconstitutionally

 

Translations

in accordance with a political constitution

• Catalan: constitucionalment (ca)
• Finnish: perustuslain mukaisesti, perustuslaillisesti
• French: constitutionnellement (fr)
• Galician: constitucionalmente
• Italian: costituzionalmente (it)
• Polish: konstytucyjnie (pl)
• Portuguese: constitucionalmente (pt)
• Spanish: constitucionalmente (es)