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chromatically

/kroʊˈmæt̬.ɪk.li/

chromatically adverb: in a chromatic manner.

Adverb

chromatically (comparative more chromatically, superlative most chromatically)

  1. In a chromatic manner.
    • "Let's focus on the ones you can see, if your delicate sensibilities will allow it." Lillihammer leaned on the wall, next to a pair of figures frozen mid-gyration who bore, even in their chromatically-reduced state, a striking resemblance to Chelsea Smits and the late, unlamented Sergey Vanchev.2022 October 7, HarryBlank, “A Clean Break”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024

Forms of chromatically

comparativemore chromatically
superlativemost chromatically

Origin of chromatically

From chromatic + -ally.

Words formed from chromatically

Questions about chromatically

What does chromatically mean?
Chromatically means in a chromatic manner.
What part of speech is chromatically?
Chromatically is an adverb.
How do you pronounce chromatically?
Chromatically is pronounced /kroʊˈmæt̬.ɪk.li/ (US).

Words near chromatically in the dictionary

  1. chromatic numbers
  2. chromatic scale
  3. chromatic scales
  4. chromatic semitone
  5. chromatical
  6. chromatically
  7. chromaticism
  8. chromaticisms
  9. chromaticities
  10. chromaticity
  11. chromaticization

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