Meaning & use
peripherally
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In a minor, indirect, or marginal way; from the edge rather than the center of something.
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He was only peripherally involved in the decision-making process.
She could see the car peripherally without turning her head.
A note on using this word
Used both literally, for vision at the edge of one's sight, and figuratively, for minor involvement in a matter.
Words with a similar meaning
marginallyincidentally
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Words with an opposite meaning
centrallydirectly
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