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Definition of meaningfully adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

meaningfully

adverb
 
/ˈmiːnɪŋfəli/
 
/ˈmiːnɪŋfəli/
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  1. in a serious and important way
    • to participate meaningfully in a debate
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMeaningfully is used with these verbs:
    • participate
    • pause
    • speak
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  2. in a way that is intended to communicate or express something to somebody, without any words being spoken
    • to glare/glance/stare meaningfully at somebody
pity
noun
 
 
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