Chauvinistically

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a manner that emphasizes an exaggerated pride, one expresses a belief in the dominance of one's group while dismissing the worth of others
2. Displaying an intense and unreasonable loyalty to one's own kind, one tends to regard other groups with disdain or inferiority
3. Exhibiting a strong, uncritical allegiance to one's own group, often leading to undervaluing others

Etymology: The adverb is built from "chauvinistic," which in turn comes from the noun "chauvinist" plus the adjective-forming suffix "-istic." The noun is the real story: it traces back to Nicolas Chauvin, a soldier of Napoleon's army whose devotion to the emperor was so extravagant that his name became a byword for blind patriotism. The history of the name itself is more uncertain than popular accounts suggest, so the legend is best treated as a story about how the word came to mean excessive loyalty rather than as established biography. The suffix chain is long but ordinary. The "-ic" ending came into English through Old French from Latin "-icus," and "-istic" combines the Greek-derived "-ist" with "-ic." The adverbial ending "-ally" is simply English "-ic" plus "-ally," added to make a manner adverb, so "chauvinistically" describes doing something in the manner of an excessive patriot.

Synonyms: nationalistically, jingoistically, patriotically, biasedly, partisanly

Antonyms: fairly, impartially, objectively, neutrally, unbiasedly