subordinately
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Her sample drawings were clipped, rather subordinately, to her photograph.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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If you think of religion in this way, and bear in mind that its aims are extremely practical and only subordinately theoretical, it will seem to you worthy of the highest respect.
From Essays of Schopenhauer by Schopenhauer, Arthur
At first he acted subordinately to the late Gen. Armistead, but, on the retirement of that officer, assumed command.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
Not a few on the outskirts did begin subordinately to move away, and a dozen or more were already going up the steps, when the crowd gave tongue.
From A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike by King, Charles
Now every act, every scene, should have, subordinately, its exposition, its plot, and its unravelment, just as the total of the piece has, of which they are the parts.
From A Treatise on the Art of Dancing by Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea