Agrarianly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Relating to or characteristic of agricultural practices and rural life in a manner that emphasizes farming culture and land use
2. In a way that pertains to agriculture and the lifestyle that accompanies it, often focusing on land cultivation and rural communities
3. Describing an approach or attitude that is aligned with farming traditions and the importance of agricultural activities in society

Etymology: "Agrarianly" is about as plain as English word-building gets: it is the adjective "agrarian" with the adverbial suffix "-ly" attached, meaning in a manner relating to farming or to agricultural land. The suffix "-ly" comes from Old English "-lice," itself linked to the word for "body" or "form," and it has been the usual way of turning adjectives into adverbs for centuries. The base word "agrarian" is the more interesting part. It comes from Latin "agrarius," meaning "of fields" or "of land," built on "ager," the Latin word for field. That same root gives English "agriculture" and "acre," so the family of words is tied closely to the idea of cultivated ground. "Agrarian" entered English as an adjective with that sense, and later took on a political meaning concerning the redistribution of land, which shows how a plain description of fields could come to name a contested social question.

Synonyms: rurally, agriculturally, farmwise, countrywise, pastorally

Antonyms: urbanely, citywise, metropolitanly, suburbanly, industrially