What does tabularly mean?
Tabularly is an adverb meaning “in a tabular manner”: in a way that arranges information in a table with clearly labeled rows and columns. It is a relatively uncommon but precise word, especially useful in academic, technical, statistical, and administrative writing. A sentence such as “The survey results are presented tabularly” tells the reader that the material has been organized as a table rather than discussed as continuous prose. The phrase “in tabular form” is often the more natural alternative when no contrast with prose is intended. Tabularly is formed directly from the adjective tabular and carries a formal, exact register rather than an emotional one. Its usefulness lies in emphasizing structure: it distinguishes data that can be scanned by row, column, or cell from material presented mainly for sequential reading. Although modern usage tends to favor “in tabular form,” tabularly remains a compact and fully understandable way to characterize that kind of organization.
adverbIn a tabular manner, with information arranged in clearly organized rows and columns.
- In the manner of a table; with information arranged in rows and columns.
"The survey results are summarized tabularly in the appendix."
"The monthly sales figures are presented tabularly, with one row for each region."
"She recorded the experimental results tabularly before drawing conclusions from them."
From Latin tabula, meaning “board” or “tablet,” tabularly literally means “in the manner of a table.”
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Where does tabularly come from?
Tabularly was formed in English by adding the adverbial suffix -ly to the adjective tabular. Tabular comes from Latin tabularis, meaning “of or pertaining to a board or table,” ultimately from tabula, the Latin word for a board or tablet. The same Latin root also underlies English words such as table and tabulate.
How tabularly is actually used
Formal and relatively uncommon. The phrase “in tabular form” is often more idiomatic in modern English. Usage is not distinctly regional.