materially

1. 1.

   with respect to material aspects

   “psychologically similar but materially different”
2. 2.

   to a significant degree

   “it aided him materially in winning the argument”

Questions about materially

What does materially mean?

materially means "with respect to material aspects". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in materially?

materially has 5 syllables: ma-ter-i-al-ly. The stress falls on "ter". In IPA it is /məˈtɪɹiəli/.

Is materially a common word?

materially is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.