ex ‧ per ‧ i ‧ men ‧ tal ‧ ly /ɪkˌsperəˈmentl-i, ɪkˌsperɪˈmentl-i/ BrE AmE adverb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ experiment , ↑ experimentation ; verb : ↑ experiment ; adverb : ↑ experimentally ; adjective : ↑ experimental ]
1 . relating to experiments:
data obtained experimentally
2 . in a way that involves using new ideas or methods:
The drugs are being used experimentally on patients suffering from breast cancer.
3 . if you do something experimentally, you do it in order to see or feel what something is like:
He moved his shoulder experimentally; it still hurt.