Inherently vs Respectively - What's the difference?
inherently | respectively |
In an inherent way; naturally, innately, unavoidably.
* 1791, Thomas Paine, The Rights Of Man
In a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 5
, author=Phil Dawkes
, title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
As adverbs the difference between inherently and respectively
is that inherently is in an inherent way; naturally, innately, unavoidably while respectively is in a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.inherently
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- Rights are inherently in all the inhabitants; but charters, by annulling those rights, in the majority, leave the right, by exclusion, in the hands of a few.
respectively
English
Alternative forms
*Adverb
(en adverb)- ''Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively , at the 2010 Australian Open.
citation, page= , passage=Despite of the absence of Shaun Derry and Adel Taarabt because of illness and injury respectively , the home side began superbly. Helguson twice threatened early on with shots from the right-hand corner of the box before Anton Ferdinand spurned a great chance at the back post following the Icelandic striker's header back across goal.}}