navally

adverb

na·​val·​ly

ˈnāvəlē,

-li

1

: with a naval crown

an eagle … and on the sinister a stork proper, each navally gorged

—Burke's Peerage

2

: in a naval manner or from a naval standpoint

navally, the U.S. controls the Pacific

—F. H. Cramer

Word History

Etymology

naval + -ly

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