Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In an inverted order or manner; in an inverse ratio or proportion, as when one thing is greater or less in proportion as another is less or greater.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; -- opposed to
directly .
WordNet 3.0
- adv. in an inverse or contrary manner
Etymologies
- inverse + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Interestingly, different levels of SPP1 expression inversely correlates with the expression levels of”
“Analysis of human malignant glioma samples indicates that ATF5 expression inversely correlates with disease prognosis.”
“Until Stonewall, psychologists not only considered homosexuality to be a mental illness but also thought of masculinity and femininity as inversely proportional within an individual.”
“Treasury yields, which move inversely to prices, climbed Friday as market participants began to jostle to get the new notes next week at a better price.”
“There is an axiom, often attributed to Henry Kissinger but actually the discovery of political scientist Charles Sayre, that goes as follows: "In any dispute, the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the stakes at issue.”
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“While private capital in the service of the poor or, inversely, the poor in the service of private capital, may or may not be ideal, SKS's CEO is driven by the enormous gap between what is and what should be.”
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“An enclosed bend sensor attaches to the cheek and measures smile size, a servo motor moves a metal spike into the head inversely proportional to the degree of smile.”
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“The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the ability to reach it.”
“Since yields move inversely to price, the tighter premiums indicate the price of agency securities rose relative to Treasurys.”
“Advocates have known for years that most OMH resources are not being spent on the most severely ill, and that the ability to get care is frequently inversely related to need.”
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Adverbia
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