1. in a manner relating to or characteristic of a germ or seed; in terms of initial or early development
Usage: formal; technical
2. in a way that contains the seeds or potential for future development or growth
Usage: formal

Examples

• The idea was germinally present in earlier philosophical works.
• These germinally important concepts would later shape the entire field.
• The disease was germinally transmitted through contaminated water.
• His artistic vision, though germinally expressed, showed great promise.
• The movement began germinally as a small group of activists.