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mysticly

mysticly is the obsolete form of mystically.

Meaning of mystically

Adverb

mystically (comparative more mystically, superlative most mystically)

  1. In a mystical manner.
  2. (archaic) Cryptically, disguisedly, with a meaning not openly stated.
    • I spoke to her of power and pride,
      But mystically—in such guise
      That she might deem it nought beside
      The moment’s converse; […]1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems

Forms of mysticly

comparativemore mysticly
superlativemost mysticly

Origin of mysticly

From mystic + -ly.

Questions about mysticly

What is mysticly the obsolete form of?
Mysticly is the obsolete form of mystically.

Words near mysticly in the dictionary

  1. mysticizes
  2. mysticizing
  3. mystick
  4. mystickal
  5. mysticks
  6. mysticly
  7. mysticness
  8. mystics
  9. mystification
  10. mystifications
  11. mystificator

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