From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmutuallymu‧tu‧al‧ly /ˈmjuːtʃuəli/ ●○○ AWL adverb 1 → mutually acceptable/beneficial/convenient etc2 → mutually exclusive
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mutually• It was in their interest to have an efficient, mutually agreed Code of Practice.• It was a mutually agreed upon decision.• Certainly, contrary to the opinions of some of their firmest advocates, they are not necessarily mutually contradictory.• Indeed, they were not always mutually distinct.• Gessler maintains that fear and heat of passion are not mutually exclusive defenses.• To a large extent these two approaches have been mutually exclusive, not to say antagonistic.• The open organization is willing to test the notion that the two alternatives need not be mutually exclusive.• Diffusion occurs between mutually soluble or miscible liquids.• Thus, the three methods may be viewed as mutually supportive and mutually consistent. 