1. in a manner relating to or based on the study of inscriptions, especially ancient written texts on stone, metal, or other durable materials
Usage: academic; scholarly

Examples

• The historian analyzed the temple's founding date epigraphically by examining the carved inscriptions on its walls.
• Scholars have epigraphically confirmed the ruler's reign through coins and stone monuments bearing his name.
• The city's ancient boundaries were determined epigraphically using surviving boundary markers.
• Epigraphically speaking, this artifact provides crucial evidence about trade routes in the Roman Empire.
• The inscription was interpreted epigraphically to reveal details about daily life in the settlement.