mutually — (adv.) 1530s, from MUTUAL (Cf. mutual) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Mutually exclusive is recorded by 1650s … Etymology dictionary
Mutually — Mu tu*al*ly, adv. In a mutual manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mutually — [adv] together all at once, as a group, by agreement, by contract, commonly, conjointly, cooperatively, en masse, in collaboration, in combination, in conjunction, jointly, reciprocally, respectively; concepts 544,577 Ant. dissimilarly,… … New thesaurus
mutually — mu|tu|al|ly [ˈmju:tʃuəli] adv 1.) mutually acceptable/beneficial/convenient etc something that is mutually acceptable etc is acceptable etc to both or all the people involved ▪ We eventually arrived at a figure that was mutually acceptable. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mutually — mu|tu|al|ly [ mjutʃuəli ] adverb by, to, or for each of two or more people equally: We need to find a mutually convenient date for the talks. a mutually acceptable compromise mutually exclusive if two things are mutually EXCLUSIVE they cannot… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mutually — adverb 1 done or experienced equally by two people: a mutually beneficial arrangement 2 mutually exclusive/contradictory two ideas or beliefs that are mutually exclusive cannot both exist or be true at the same time … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mutually — UK [ˈmjuːtʃuəlɪ] / US [ˈmjutʃuəlɪ] adverb by, to, or for each of two or more people equally We need to find a mutually convenient date for the talks. a mutually acceptable compromise • mutually exclusive … English dictionary
mutually — adverb a) in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally The contract was mutually binding. b) in a shared manner; equally; affecting all parties the same way The adventure was mutually beneficial … Wiktionary
mutually — adv. Mutually is used with these adjectives: ↑acceptable, ↑advantageous, ↑agreeable, ↑beneficial, ↑compatible, ↑complementary, ↑comprehensible, ↑contradictory, ↑convenient, ↑dependent, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
mutually — mutual ► ADJECTIVE 1) experienced or done by each of two or more parties towards the other or others. 2) (of two or more parties) having the same specified relationship to each other. 3) held in common by two or more parties. 4) (of a building… … English terms dictionary
mutually — adverb in a mutual or shared manner the agreement was mutually satisfactory the goals of the negotiators were not reciprocally exclusive • Syn: ↑reciprocally • Derived from adjective: ↑reciprocal (for: ↑reciprocally … Useful english dictionary
