articularly

English

Etymology

From articular +‎ -ly.

Adverb

articularly (comparative more articularly, superlative most articularly)

1. In an articular manner.
   1. (obsolete) Pronouncing each syllable clearly and distinctly.
      • 1535, Sir Thomas Elyot, The Education of Young Children:

        Semblablye the nourises and other woemen about him, if it be possible, to do the same: or at the least waye, that they speake no English but that whiche is cleane, polite, perfectly and articularly pronounced, omytting no letter or sillable, as folishe women oftentimes do of a wantonnesse, whereby divers noble menne and gentlemennes children ( as I do at this day know ) have attained corrupt and foule pronunciation.

      • 1835, George Stephens, The Manuscripts of Erdély. A Romance, page 146:

        His tones, and gesture implied the most mysterious, and awful apprehension of the sense of what, he was about to ask, whilst, speaking articularly between his teeth, and under his breath, yet with solemn energy, he demanded, “ Do you know more?"

      • 1917, Hibbert Journal: A Quarterly of Religion, page 607:

        It is very rare, yea, even in our days, for any operator or master to hear the angels speak articularly: when they do speak, it is like the Irish, much in the throat.'

   2. Pertaining to a joint.
      • 1905 April 18, Allen Loomis, “787,581 Automobile Engine”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 1695:

        […] a chassis mounted on springs, substantially horizontal cylinders, fixedly secured to the chassis and articularly connected to the crank-housing, […]

      • 1913, Traugott Golde, “144793 Hood for Vehicles”, in The Canadian Patent Office Record, volume 40, page 4027:

        In a hinged hood for vehicles, for autocars, boats, and their equivalents, a forward principle tilt hoop, a projecting tilt hoop articularly secured thereto, which when the hood is folded up has an upward nip, a serve tilt hoop each for the projecting tilt hoop and the main stilt hoop, and a traight or bent strut, bracing the projecting tilt hoop and connecting the servo tilt hoop with the forward hoop and main tilt hoop, substantially as set forth.

      • 2002, Haemophilia - Volume 8, page 407:

        Caution needs to be exercised in the use of articularly aligned orthoses.

Derived terms

• extraarticularly
• intraarticularly
• paraarticularly
• periarticularly
• transarticularly

 

Translations

in an articular manner

• Portuguese: articularmente

Further reading

• OED