1. By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end. South. They will argue that the end being essentially beneficial, the means become instrumentally so. Burke.
2. With instruments of music; as, a song instrumentally accompanied. Mason.
INSTRUMENTALNESS
In`stru*men"tal*ness, n.
Defn: Usefulness or agency, as means to an end; instrumentality. [R.]
Hammond.
INSTRUMENTARY
In`stru*men"ta*ry, a.
Defn: Instrumental. [R.]
INSTRUMENTATION
In`stru*men*ta"tion, n.
1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency. Otherwise we have no sufficient instrumentation for our human use or handling of so great a fact. H. Bushnell.
2. (Mus.) (a) The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band. (b) The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect.
INSTRUMENTIST
In"stru*men`tist, n.