Consonantly

con·so·nant  (kns-nnt)

adj.

1. Being in agreement or accord: remarks consonant with our own beliefs.

2. Corresponding or alike in sound, as words or syllables.

3. Harmonious in sound or tone.

n.

1. A speech sound produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the air stream by any of various constrictions of the speech organs, such as (p), (f), (r), (w), and (h).

2. A letter or character representing such a speech sound.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cnsonns, cnsonant-, present participle of cnsonre, to agree : com-, com- + sonre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

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conso·nant·ly adv.