Mundanely

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mundane \Mun"dane\, a. [L. mundanus, fr. mundus the world, an
     implement, toilet adornments, or dress; cf. mundus, a.,
     clean, neat, Skr. ma[.n][dsdot] to adorn, dress,
     ma[.n][dsdot]a adornment. Cf. {Monde}, {Mound} in heraldry.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the world; worldly, as contrasted with
        {heavenly}; earthly; terrestrial; as, the mundane sphere;


        mundane concerns. -- {Mun"dane*ly}, adv.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The defilement of mundane passions.   --I. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Commonplace; ordinary; banal.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mundanely
       adv 1: in a worldly manner; "terrestrially changeable" [syn: {terrestrially}]
       2: in a mundane manner; "the young man spoke so mundanely of
          university life"