Unconnectedly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Characterized by a lack of relation or linkage between elements or concepts
2. occurring without any ties or associations to one another
3. happening in a manner that is independent and separate from existing connections

Etymology: "Unconnectedly" is a plain English formation with no dramatic backstory. It is built from "unconnected" and the adverb ending "-ly". The base word "connect" comes from Latin "connectere", meaning to tie or bind together, from "con-" (together) and "nectere" (to bind). Through Latin "connectus" and Middle English, "connected" came to describe things joined or linked. The prefix "un-" is an ancient English element meaning "not", and it has been attached to adjectives since Old English. Adding it to "connected" gives "unconnected", meaning not joined or linked, and the ending "-ly" turns that adjective into an adverb describing how something is done or occurs. The "-ly" ending comes from Old English "-līċe", which itself grew out of a word meaning "body" or "form", so the sense of "in the manner of" is carried over.

Synonyms: disjointedly, separately, independently

Antonyms: connectedly, jointly, together