— monolithically , adv.
/mon'euh lith"ik/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to a monolith.
2. made of only one stone: a monolithic column.
3. consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken: a boat with a monolithic hull.
4. constructed of monoliths or huge blocks of stone: the monolithic monuments of the New Stone Age.
5. characterized by massiveness, total uniformity, rigidity, invulnerability, etc.: a monolithic society.
6. Electronics. of or pertaining to an integrated circuit formed in a single chip.
[ 1815-25; MONOLITH + -IC ]