adverb
- in a way that relates to words or vocabulary
- in alphabetical order or according to dictionary arrangement
Usage: linguistics
Usage: technical
Examples
- The words are lexically similar but have different meanings.
- These terms are lexically related through their common root.
- The database sorts entries lexically by default.
- The programming language processes strings lexically.
- Lexically speaking, these are two distinct words.
- The compiler analyzes the code lexically before parsing.
- These phrases are lexically equivalent in this context.