adv
Meaning 1
In a musical manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The wind chimes tinkled musically in the breeze.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
musically
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmjuːzɪkəli/
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adv
Meaning 2
In terms of music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The film looked good, but was musically lacking.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a musical manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She sang very musically
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unmusically
History
Etymology
From Middle English musicallye, musikili; equivalent to musical + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: musiikillisesti — in a musical manner
- Finnish: musikaalisesti — in a musical manner
- French: musicalement — in a musical manner
- Galician: musicalmente — in a musical manner
- German: musikalisch — in a musical manner
- Italian: musicalmente — in a musical manner
- Maltese: mużikalment — in a musical manner
- Polish: muzycznie — in a musical manner
- Romanian: muzical — in a musical manner
- Spanish: musicalmente — in a musical manner
Real reading context