Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • So as to be serial; in the manner of a series; seriatim. Also seriately.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a series, or regular order; in a serial manner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In series, one after the other, as opposed to in parallel.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a serial manner

Etymologies

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serial +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • If what Frank writes is even close to the truth (and his evidence seems overwhelming), George Polk was an impostor diligent in serially misrepresenting his war record.

    P 3 - Q 2010

  • Neither, in fact, are the programmers themselves, who have all grown up writing software to run on a single engine — serially, that is, not in parallel.

    Moore’s Law Doesn’t Matter 2009

  • After Keller acknowledged that the Times was "serially" clearing its reporting on the leaks with the White House, Ross noted wryly that perhaps "one shouldn't go to The New York Times" to read what's in the leaks.

    Jonathan Weiler: Let Us Now Praise Wikileaks Jonathan Weiler 2010

  • After Keller acknowledged that the Times was "serially" clearing its reporting on the leaks with the White House, Ross noted wryly that perhaps "one shouldn't go to The New York Times" to read what's in the leaks.

    Jonathan Weiler: Let Us Now Praise Wikileaks Jonathan Weiler 2010

  • After Keller acknowledged that the Times was "serially" clearing its reporting on the leaks with the White House, Ross noted wryly that perhaps "one shouldn't go to The New York Times" to read what's in the leaks.

    Jonathan Weiler: Let Us Now Praise Wikileaks Jonathan Weiler 2010

  • After Keller acknowledged that the Times was "serially" clearing its reporting on the leaks with the White House, Ross noted wryly that perhaps "one shouldn't go to The New York Times" to read what's in the leaks.

    Jonathan Weiler: Let Us Now Praise Wikileaks Jonathan Weiler 2010

  • After Keller acknowledged that the Times was "serially" clearing its reporting on the leaks with the White House, Ross noted wryly that perhaps "one shouldn't go to The New York Times" to read what's in the leaks.

    Jonathan Weiler: Let Us Now Praise Wikileaks Jonathan Weiler 2010

  • After Keller acknowledged that the Times was "serially" clearing its reporting on the leaks with the White House, Ross noted wryly that perhaps "one shouldn't go to The New York Times" to read what's in the leaks.

    Jonathan Weiler: Let Us Now Praise Wikileaks Jonathan Weiler 2010

  • A lot of the people who mailed me knew about, and mentioned, Lawrence Watt-Evans 'celebrated approach to his own version of this problem, in which he "serially" self-published his Ethshar novel The Spriggan Mirror, posting a chapter every time the PayPal donations from interested readers reached a certain point.

    Boing Boing: February 19, 2006 - February 25, 2006 Archives 2006

  • In this case, only the digital values are "serially" shifted.

    unknown title 2009

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