ma|te|ri|al|ly

ma|te|ri|al|ly «muh TIHR ee uh lee», adverb.

1. with regard to material things; physically: »

He improved materially and morally.

2. considerably; greatly: »

The tide helped the progress of the boat materially.

SYNONYM(S): substantially.

3. in matter or substance; not in form: »

What is formally correct may be materially false (Charles S. C. Bowen).