"compositionally" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From compositional + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|compositional|ly}} compositional + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} compositionally (not comparable)
  1. With regard to composition. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-compositionally-en-adv-Fb4tsnOQ
  2. By means of composition. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-compositionally-en-adv-PwWcsOD8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subcompositionally
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          "ref": "1987 April 25, Tom Grabosky, “What Is a \"Gay Artist\"?”, in Gay Community News, page 6:",
          "text": "Several of the larger works in the exhibit are composed of multiple prints arranged with a space between the edges to gie the overall appearance of panes in a window or a grid. This is more effective in some cases than others. The largest piece in the show \"Wet Weather\" (uttilizing 16 separate prints pieced closely together) is weak compositionally and seems to have been done hurriedly and with less resolve than some of the other big works such as \"Night Rehearsal\" which is a wonderfully animated interplay of form, light, and shadow.",
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