accordingly

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English acordingli, equivalent to according +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/ (UK) IPA(key): /əˈkɔː(ɹ).dɪŋ.li/ === Adverb === accordingly (comparative more accordingly, superlative most accordingly) (manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably Synonyms: accordantly, compliantly, rightly; see also Thesaurus:conformably (conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so. Synonyms: consequently, therefore, wherefore, hence, so; see also Thesaurus:therefore ==== Usage notes ==== In contrast to consequently, which tends to imply a closer, logical or causal connection, accordingly generally marks the connection as one of simple accordance or congruity, leading naturally to the result that followed. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “accordingly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “accordingly”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “accordingly”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.