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poetically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a poetic manner.

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 poetic manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • poetically expressed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English poetikly, poetycally, poyetikly; equivalent to poetical + -ly or poetic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: poèticament — in a poetic manner
  • French: poétiquement — in a poetic manner
  • Georgian: პოეტურად (ṗoeṭurad) — in a poetic manner
  • German: poetisch — in a poetic manner
  • Greek: ποιητικά (poiitiká) — in a poetic manner
  • Italian: poeticamente — in a poetic manner
  • Occitan: poeticament — in a poetic manner
  • Polish: poetycko — in a poetic manner
  • Portuguese: poeticamente — in a poetic manner
  • Spanish: poéticamente — in a poetic manner