behaviorally

Variant of behavior

noun

  1. the way a person behaves or acts; conduct; manners
    1. an organism's responses to stimulation or environment, esp. those responses that can be observed
    2. an instance of behavior; specif., one of a recurring or characteristic pattern of observable actions or responses
  2. the way a machine, element, etc. acts or functions

Origin: < behave by analogy with ME havior, property < OFr aveir < avoir, to have

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