Standard Lemma guide

logically

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪˌkli/
  • Mid-Atlantic, US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒdʒɪkli
  • CMU ARPABET: L AA1 JH IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a logical manner, with logic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a logical manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he acted logically under the circumstances

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: illogically

3

adverb

Meaning 3

according to logical reasoning

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • logically, you should now do the same to him

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English logical Middle English -ly English -ly English logically From logical + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: logjikisht — in a logical manner
  • Armenian: տրամաբանորեն (tramabanoren) — in a logical manner
  • Catalan: lògicament — in a logical manner
  • Czech: logicky — in a logical manner
  • Finnish: loogisesti — in a logical manner
  • French: logiquement — in a logical manner
  • Galician: loxicamente — in a logical manner
  • German: logischerweise — in a logical manner
  • German: logisch — in a logical manner
  • German: sachlogisch — in a logical manner
  • Greek: λογικά (logiká) — in a logical manner
  • Hungarian: logikusan — in a logical manner
  • Hungarian: észszerűen — in a logical manner
  • Italian: logicamente — in a logical manner
  • Italian: a rigor di logica — in a logical manner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: logisk — in a logical manner
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: logisk — in a logical manner
  • Polish: logicznie — in a logical manner
  • Portuguese: logicamente — in a logical manner
  • Russian: логи́чески (logíčeski) — in a logical manner
  • Russian: логи́чно (logíčno) — in a logical manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: lògično — in a logical manner
  • Spanish: lógicamente — in a logical manner
  • Ukrainian: логі́чно (lohíčno) — in a logical manner