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accentually

adv. manner
C2 Proficiency ac·cen·tu·al·ly

adv. in a way that relates to the stress or emphasis on a certain part of a word. It describes how a word is pronounced with a specific focus on one syllable.

adv. in a manner relating to the placement of stress or emphasis within a word. Typically used in linguistic contexts to describe the rhythmic or phonetic properties of speech.


SIMPLE

The speaker's accentually distinct pronunciation made the word easy to identify.

CONTEXTUAL

The linguist noted that the word was accentually shifted, placing the stress on the second syllable rather than the first.

COMPLEX

While the spelling remained consistent across the manuscript, the accentually varied stress patterns suggested that the author was influenced by multiple regional dialects during the writing process.

Origin

From accentual + -ly.

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