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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Materially \Ma*te"ri*al*ly\, adverb
1. In the state of matter.
I do not mean that anything is separable from a body by fire that was not materially pre["e]xistent in it. --Boyle.
2. In its essence; substantially.
An ill intention is certainly sufficient to spoil . . . an act in itself materially good. --South.
3. In an important manner or degree; essentially; as, it materially concerns us to know the real motives of our actions.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
materially
adverb
1: with respect to material aspects; "psychologically similar but materially different"
2: to a significant degree; "it aided him materially in winning the argument"
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