similarly

Etymology

From similar + -ly.

adv

  1. (manner) In a like style or manner.
    The sisters dressed similarly.
    The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll. 2013-06-08, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55
  2. (conjunctive) Used to link similar items

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