MATERIALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does materially mean? 

• MATERIALLY (adverb)
  The adverb MATERIALLY has 2 senses:

1. with respect to material aspects

2. to a significant degree

  Familiarity information: MATERIALLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MATERIALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With respect to material aspects

Context example:

psychologically similar but materially different

Pertainym:

material (concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being)

Sense 2

Meaning:

To a significant degree

Context example:

it aided him materially in winning the argument

Pertainym:

material (directly relevant to a matter especially a law case)

 Context examples 

She was not so materially cast down, however, but that a little time and the return of Harriet were very adequate restoratives.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

“But it must very materially lessen their chance of marrying men of any consideration in the world,” replied Darcy.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

It must have injured the piece materially; but I was resolved to make no difficulties.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I would not have you suffer on my account; for I assure you I no longer suffer materially myself.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

It did not appear to him that Sir Walter could materially alter his style of living in a house which had such a character of hospitality and ancient dignity to support.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

It felt much better, the swelling had materially decreased, and the cap seemed descending into its proper place.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

His design was to visit India, in the belief that he had in his knowledge of its various languages, and in the views he had taken of its society, the means of materially assisting the progress of European colonization and trade.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Catherine walked on to her chamber, making up her mind as well as she could, to a further acquaintance with Captain Tilney, and comforting herself under the unpleasant impression his conduct had given her, and the persuasion of his being by far too fine a gentleman to approve of her, that at least they should not meet under such circumstances as would make their meeting materially painful.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

It seemed at first an accidental division, but it never materially varied.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

She spoke of her farther as somewhat delicate and puny, but was sanguine in the hope of her being materially better for change of air.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)