Diametrically

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In a diametrical direction; directly; in an extreme degree.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. In a diametrical manner; directly.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. Separated by a diameter, on exactly the opposite side. Frequently used in the phrase diametrically opposed meaning absolutely in opposition.
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  • adverb. as from opposite ends of a diameter
  • Word Usage
    "The gorgeousness is in the imagery not in the language; the words are weak while the sense, as in the classical Scandinavian books, is strong; and here the Arabic differs diametrically from the florid exuberance and turgid amplifications of the Persian story-teller, which sound so hollow and unreal by the side of a chaster model."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    directly