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diametrically

dia·met·ri·cally

UK/ˌdaɪ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk.li/ US/ˌdaɪʌˈmɛtrɪkli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

as from opposite ends of a diameter

  • “when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?”
  • “three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart and the fourth diametrically opposite to one of the three”

Origin

From diametrical + -ly.

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