| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. Side by side; by the side.[Websters]
2. In an indirect or subordinate manner; indirectly.[Websters] 3. In collateral relation; not lineally.[Websters] 4. In a parallel or abreast manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In an additional, supplemental or extra manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a lateral, accidental or incidental manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an indirect or circuitous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a circumstantial, oblique or sidelong manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In an adventitious or contingent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Infrequently used adverbial inflection of the adjective collateral.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (collateral) | 1. Descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives".[Wordnet]. 2. Serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence".[Wordnet]. 3. Accompany, concomitant; "collateral target damage from a bombing run".[Wordnet]. 4. Situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of mountains".[Wordnet]. 5. Accompaniment to something else; "collateral target damage from a bombing run".[Wordnet]. 6. Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.[Websters]. 7. Acting in an indirect way.[Websters]. 8. Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues.[Websters]. 9. Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence.[Websters]. 10. Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal.[Websters]. 11. Adjective base of the adverb collaterally.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "COLLATERALLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1809. (references) |
Specialty Definition: COLLATERALLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Adverb] Side by side; or by the side.. | 2: [Adverb] Indirectly.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Wiktionary | [Adverb] In a collateral manner. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
