musically
/ˈmjuːzɪkəli/
musically adverb: in a musical manner.
Adverb
musically (comparative more musically, superlative most musically)
- In a musical manner.
- The wind chimes tinkled musically in the breeze.
- Something might alſo be ſaid of the choice of Words, in our refined Engliſh Tongue; which are to be liked and approved according to their tone, and the ſweetneſs of their cadence, that is, as they run muſically in the Ear.1656, T[homas] B[lount], Glossographia: Or a Dictionary, Interpreting all ſuch Hard Words, Whether Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spaniſh, French, Teutonick, Belgick, Britiſh or Saxon, as are now...
- In terms of music.
- The film looked good, but was musically lacking.
- He's alſo muſically given, and ſo light of Heel, that there are few People can out-walk him.1734, The Eight Volumes of Letters Writ by a Turkiſh Spy who Liv'd Five and Forty Years Undiſcover'd at Paris: […] , page 232
musically meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
musically in Tamil
- இசை ரீதியாக, இசையியல் ரீதியாக
musically in Marathi
- संगीतदृष्ट्या
musically in Bengali
- সঙ্গীতগতভাবে
musically in Telugu
- సంగీతపరంగా
More languagesFewer languages
- musically in Malayalam
- സംഗീതപരമായി
- musically in Punjabi
- ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ, ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਤੌਰ'ਤੇ
- musically in Odia
- ସଙ୍ଗୀତଗତ ଭାବେ
Examples of musically in a sentence
- A gentle breeze fills the huge sail of our dhow, and draws us through the water that ripples musically against her sides.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- Each sings the tune and words independently of his predecessor and follower, and their blending, though a collision of three sets of words and three sets of notes, is musically coherent.1893 November, Owen Wister, “Catholicity in Musical Taste”, in The Atlantic Monthly, volume LXXII, number CCCCXXXIII:
Forms of musically
| comparative | more musically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most musically |
Origin of musically
From Middle English musicallye, musikili; equivalent to musical + -ly.
Questions about musically
- What does musically mean?
- Musically means in a musical manner.
- What is musically in Tamil?
- Musically in Tamil is இசை ரீதியாக, இசையியல் ரீதியாக. See Musically meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use musically in a sentence?
- A gentle breeze fills the huge sail of our dhow, and draws us through the water that ripples musically against her sides.
- What part of speech is musically?
- Musically is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce musically?
- Musically is pronounced /ˈmjuːzɪkəli/.
Words near musically in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: musically (page history and authors); musically (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); musically (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); musically (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); musically (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); musically (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); musically (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); musically (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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