👉 In linguistics, a pronominally is a word that refers to a noun, adjective, or adverb in a sentence. It is often used as a modifier of another word and modifies its meaning. For example, "She's speaking" is a common example of a pronominally. Pronominally can be a difficult term to define because it has multiple meanings depending on context. In some cases, it refers to the noun or adjective that is referring to itself in the sentence.