Babylonically
Babylonically adverb: in a Babylonic manner.
Adverb
Babylonically (comparative more Babylonically, superlative most Babylonically)
- In a Babylonic manner.
- O he is attended vpon moſt Babilonically, and Xerxes ſo ouercloyd not the Helleſpont with his foyſtes, gallies, and brigandines, as he mantleth the narrow ſeas with his retinue, being not much behinde in the checkroule of his Ianiſſaries and contributories, with Eagle-ſoaring Bullingbrooke, that at...1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, page 32
- And hereſies in Law (which are ſaid to be ſometimes de immunitate) better then the ancient poſitive Lawes of this Realme, except you think that nature have more bound you to advance others then your owne Children, except you thinke that other men have begotten better Children then your ſelfe...1641, N. N., A Treatise Concerning Estates Tayle, and Discents of Inheritance, […] I. Sherman, […] Iohn Grove, […], page [42]
Examples of Babylonically in a sentence
- At the next ridge they sat down Babylonically and wept.1926, Robert Herring, The President’s Hat, London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., page 158:
- Heart each day more frequently growing cities of love to idolize, cities that fall from all ages babylonically and fatally.1986, Miguel Hernández, translated by Michael Smith, Unceasing Lightning, The Dedalus Press, →ISBN, page 48:
- Sacre Coeur pillared Babylonically in the distance.2000, David R. Beasley, Aspects of Love, Davus Publishing, →ISBN, page 66:
- New metaphors are created, a new language, which seems to us Babylonically confused and incomprehensible.2020, Anne-Marie Schlösser, editor, A Psychoanalytic Exploration on Sameness and Otherness: Beyond Babel?, Routledge, →ISBN:
Forms of Babylonically
| comparative | more Babylonically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Babylonically |
Origin of Babylonically
From Babylonic + -ally or Babylonical + -ly.
Questions about Babylonically
- What does Babylonically mean?
- Babylonically means in a Babylonic manner.
- How do you use Babylonically in a sentence?
- At the next ridge they sat down Babylonically and wept.
- What part of speech is Babylonically?
- Babylonically is an adverb.
Words near Babylonically in the dictionary
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