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halieutically

halieutically adverb: in terms of fishing.

Adverb

halieutically (not comparable)

  1. (humorous, rare) In terms of fishing.
    • But, however much to be despised gastronomically, the barbel halieutically, or in an angling point of view, amply makes up for his carnal insipidity and positive nastiness. He is essentially a game fish when hooked, and fights bravely to the last.1877, John Jackson Manley, Notes on Fish and Fishing, page 267
    • […] perhaps the author himself, despite the hundred and fifty pages which he has filled, has been somewhat cramped by his attempt to be halieutically encyclopaedic.1883, Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art

Origin of halieutically

From halieutic + -ally.

Questions about halieutically

What does halieutically mean?
Halieutically means in terms of fishing.
What part of speech is halieutically?
Halieutically is an adverb.

Words near halieutically in the dictionary

  1. halier
  2. halierov
  3. haliers
  4. halieutic
  5. halieutical
  6. halieutically
  7. halieuticks
  8. halieutics
  9. Haliey
  10. Halifax
  11. Halifax County

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