meaningfully.

1. With relevant significance or useful consequence rather than merely nominal or trivial effect.

2. In a way that conveys an intended meaning or implication.

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Words that belong together

• meaningfully differ
• meaningfully contribute

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The change meaningfully improved access under the measure the study specified.

The two accounts meaningfully differed in their explanation of responsibility.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: effect assessment, evidence qualification, conditional reasoning, method comparison. Disciplines: argumentation, research interpretation, analytical writing. Commonness: moderately common.