variably.

With variation across cases, conditions or time rather than at one fixed level.

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Words that belong together

• variably expressed
• variably affected

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The feature was variably expressed across the observed cases.

The regions were variably affected even when the average change was modest.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. 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: scope qualification, degree qualification, criteria application, comparison. Disciplines: academic writing, analytical explanation, research interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.