zymotically, adv.

zymotically
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zymoticallyadverb

## Factsheet

### Where does the adverb zymotically come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

The earliest known use of the adverb zymotically is in the 1850s.

OED's only evidence for zymotically is from 1851, in the writing of Henry Mayhew, author and social reformer.

### Nearby entries

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2. zymosan, n. 1943–
3. zymoscope, n. 1868–
4. zymosimeter, n. 1704–
5. zymosis, n. 1842–
6. zymotechnic, adj. 1896–
7. zymotechnical, adj. 1900–
8. zymotechnologist, n. 1896–
9. zymotechny, n. 1860–
10. zymotic, adj. & n. 1842–
11. zymotically, adv.1851–
12. zymotoxic, adj. 1902–
13. zymurgy, n. 1868–
14. Zyrian, n. & adj. 1886–
15. zythum, n. 1608–
16. Zyzzyva, n. 1922–
17. 0800 number, n. 1988–
18. 0898 number, n. 1988–
19. 101, adj. 1929–
20. 1471, n. 1994–
21. 17-hydroxycorticosteroid, n. 1951–

## Meaning & use

1. 1851–
   See zymotic adj.
   Stressed as zyˈmotically.
   1. 1851

      > Whether this mass of filth be, zymotically, the cause of cholera.

      H. Mayhew, London Labour vol. II. 385/2
   pathology
   1. infectiously 1609–
      In an infectious manner; contagiously. Frequently figurative.
   2. contagiously 1615
      In a contagious manner. Pestilentially, in a way to breed disease. Obsolete.
   3. diseasedly 1829–
   4. zymotically 1851–
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Originally published as part of the entry for zymotic, adj. & n.

zymotic, adj. & n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.