What does resultantly mean?
Resultantly is a formal adverb meaning “as a result” or “consequently.” It is used to connect a statement to the effect that follows from something previously mentioned. For example, if a policy change makes a service more widely available, a writer might explain that resultantly, more people can use it. The word belongs to a formal and technical register and is encountered more often in academic writing, reports, and carefully edited explanation than in ordinary conversation. Its meaning is closely related to consequently, therefore, thus, and accordingly. Resultantly is useful when the intended connection is specifically a consequence or effect, although it can sound somewhat unusual to some speakers because comparable linking adverbs are more common.
adverbAs a result or consequence; consequently. “Resultantly” is used to introduce a consequence that follows necessarily or naturally from something previously stated.
- As a result; consequently.
"The changes increased access to the service; resultantly, more people were able to use it."
"The policy was revised several times; resultantly, implementation became more complex."
"The new treatment was well tolerated, and resultantly fewer patients withdrew from the study."
A precise but relatively uncommon alternative to “consequently,” resultantly signals that the next statement follows directly from what came before.
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Where does resultantly come from?
Resultantly derives from the adjective resultant, which in turn comes from the Latin resultant-, a form of the participle of resultare, “to spring out” or “result.” The English verb result entered Middle English from Latin and was used in senses connected with arising, proceeding, or following as an effect. The adverb resultantly developed from resultant and is used in modern English to indicate an outcome or consequence.
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How resultantly is actually used
Formal and relatively uncommon. It is more typical of technical, academic, or carefully edited prose than of everyday conversation.
Easily confused with resultantly
No commonly confused word with a similar spelling or sound was identified.