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gnomically

gnomically adverb: in a gnomic manner.

Adverb

gnomically (comparative more gnomically, superlative most gnomically)

  1. In a gnomic manner.
    • "The only thing he could say, rather gnomically, was, 'It'll do very well in Japan.'" - Loach's love of misery, The Week, 1 September 2007, 629, 10.

Forms of gnomically

comparativemore gnomically
superlativemost gnomically

Origin of gnomically

From gnomic + -ally.

Questions about gnomically

What does gnomically mean?
Gnomically means in a gnomic manner.
What part of speech is gnomically?
Gnomically is an adverb.

Words near gnomically in the dictionary

  1. Gnometown
  2. gnomette
  3. gnomettes
  4. gnomic
  5. gnomical
  6. gnomically
  7. gnomicide
  8. gnomide
  9. gnomides
  10. gnomish
  11. gnomishly

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