Meaning & use

structurally

adverb·Academic

In relation to the basic framework or arrangement of the parts of something.

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The old bridge was structurally unsound and had to be closed to traffic.

The two essays are structurally similar, though their arguments differ considerably.

A note on using this word

Structurally is common in engineering and writing contexts, describing the underlying framework rather than surface appearance.

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