materially

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materially - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Materially \Ma*te"ri*al*ly\, adv.
     1. In the state of matter.
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              I do not mean that anything is separable from a body
              by fire that was not materially preexistent in it.
                                                    --Boyle.
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     2. In its essence; substantially.
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              An ill intention is certainly sufficient to spoil .
              . . an act in itself materially good. --South.
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     3. In an important manner or degree; essentially; as, it
        materially concerns us to know the real motives of our
        actions.
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materially - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  materially
      adv 1: with respect to material aspects; "psychologically
             similar but materially different"
      2: to a significant degree; "it aided him materially in winning
         the argument"