alphabetically
adverb/ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkli/
Frequency rank: #12,605 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
in the order of the letters of the alphabet.
Example sentence
The books on the shelf are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name.
Synonyms & related words
- lexicographically
- sequentially
- systematically
More words in ranks 12,601–12,700
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