"gender-neutrally" meaning in English

See gender-neutrally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more gender-neutrally [comparative], most gender-neutrally [superlative]
Etymology: From gender-neutral + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|gender-neutral|-ly}} gender-neutral + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} gender-neutrally (comparative more gender-neutrally, superlative most gender-neutrally)
  1. In a gender-neutral manner.
    Sense id: en-gender-neutrally-en-adv-D5wMWCY8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry
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