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sacrificially

/ˌsæk.rɪˈfɪʃ.əl.i/
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Adjective:sacrificial
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• adverb

1

In a manner that involves giving up one's own interests, comfort, or well-being for the benefit of others.

Example

"The parents worked sacrificially for decades to ensure their children could attend university without debt."

2

By means of or in the manner of a religious offering or ritual sacrifice.

Example

"In ancient agricultural societies, the finest harvest grains were often burned sacrificially on the temple altar."

3

In chemistry and materials science, in a manner where a more reactive metal corrodes preferentially to protect a less reactive metal from deterioration.

Example

"A layer of zinc is applied to steel so that it will oxidize sacrificially and prevent the underlying iron from rusting."

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• Rhymes for sacrificially

• Nearby Words

sacredness
sacrifice
sacrificial
sacrificially
sacrilege
sacrilegious
sacrococcyx

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