developmentally

1. 1.

   with respect to development

   “developmentally retarded”

Questions about developmentally

What does developmentally mean?

developmentally means "with respect to development".

How many syllables are in developmentally?

developmentally has 6 syllables: de-vel-op-men-tal-ly. The stress falls on "men". In IPA it is /dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəli/.

Is developmentally a common word?

developmentally is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.