Inflectionally

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a manner relating to changes in the form of words to express different grammatical categories such as tense, case, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, or mood
2. Characteristic of modifying or varying words through affixes or internal changes to indicate distinct grammatical functions or relationships within sentences
3. Pertaining to the process whereby words undergo variations in their endings or internal structures to convey nuances of meaning and grammatical distinctions

Etymology: "Inflectionally" is a simple combination of two parts: "inflectional," meaning relating to inflection, and the suffix "-ly," which turns an adjective into an adverb. The adjective itself is built from "inflection," the term for changing a word's form to mark grammatical roles such as tense, number, or case. English speakers use "inflectional" mainly in grammar discussions, so the adverb describes how something operates through such changes, as in "the language marks plurals inflectionally rather than with separate words."