adv
Meaning 1
In a therapeutic manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- This drug cannot be used therapeutically except as a placebo.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
therapeutically
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Pronunciation
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/ˌθɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk.li/
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CMU ARPABET: TH EH2 R AH0 P Y UW1 T IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adverb
Meaning 2
for therapeutic purposes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English therapeutic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English therapeutically From therapeutic + -ally.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: thérapeutiquement — in a therapeutic manner
- Hungarian: terápiásan — in a therapeutic manner
- Italian: terapeuticamente — in a therapeutic manner
- Polish: terapeutycznie — in a therapeutic manner
- Portuguese: terapeuticamente — in a therapeutic manner
- Spanish: terapéuticamente — in a therapeutic manner