English
refractorily
From refractory + -ly.
Formed from refractory + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- ‘to break’
Latin frangō ‘to break, shatter’
Latin refringō ‘to break up’
Latin refrāctus ‘broken up or open’
Latin refractārius ‘obstinate’
English refractory
Today it means
adv In a refractory manner.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “refractorily”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / refractorily