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contingently

/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt.li/
con · tin · gent · ly
Adjective:contingent
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• adverb

1

In a manner that depends on certain conditions, circumstances, or future events not yet established.

Example

"The buyer agreed to purchase the property contingently, pending the results of a structural inspection."

2

In a way that happens by chance or without necessity; in philosophy and logic, in a manner that could have been otherwise.

Example

"In modal logic, a statement is contingently true if it holds in our actual world but is false in at least one possible world."

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• Rhymes for contingently

• Nearby Words

continental
contingency
contingent
contingently
continual
continually
continuance

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed from the adjective 'contingent' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Contingent' derives from Latin 'contingentem', the present participle of 'contingere' ('to touch, happen, or befall'), from 'com-' ('together') and 'tangere' ('to touch').

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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Contingently. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/contingently
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