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antarctically

antarctically adverb: in an Antarctic manner or direction.

Adverb

antarctically (not comparable)

  1. In an Antarctic manner or direction.
    • If, on the other hand, we drifted antarctically, we ran the risk of being hopelessly frozen up, in regions far beyond the haunts of any human creature.1862 December 4, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round
  2. In a way similar to Antarctica; bitterly (cold).
    • 'To crack a tinny' is to open a cold can of beer—always antarctically cold, never warm.2005, Alison Linstead, Organization and Identity, page 215

Origin of antarctically

From Antarctic + -ally.

Questions about antarctically

What does antarctically mean?
Antarctically means in an Antarctic manner or direction.
What part of speech is antarctically?
Antarctically is an adverb.

Words near antarctically in the dictionary

  1. Antarctic toothfishes
  2. Antarctic wolf
  3. Antarctic Zone
  4. Antarctica
  5. Antarctical
  6. antarctically
  7. Antarctican
  8. Antarcticans
  9. Antarctician
  10. Antarcticians
  11. antarcticite

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