Olympically
Olympically adverb: in a way that is characteristic of the Olympic Games.
Adverb
Olympically (comparative more Olympically, superlative most Olympically)
- In a way that is characteristic of the Olympic Games.
- The expected debate, then, was never presented to the membership of the A.A.U. and the inspired defenders of a less Olympically disposed sporting ideal were not permitted oratorically to clarify their position.1971, Richard D. Mandell, The Nazi Olympics, page 79
- They were dying with laughter about Kindelan's crazy house: crazy swimmers Olympically diving into empty pools, crazy painters hanging from their brushes, […]2006, Jesús Díaz, The Initials of the Earth, page 242
- Synonyms:
- Olympianly
Synonyms of Olympically
Forms of Olympically
| comparative | more Olympically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Olympically |
Origin of Olympically
From Olympic + -ally.
Questions about Olympically
- What does Olympically mean?
- Olympically means in a way that is characteristic of the Olympic Games.
- What part of speech is Olympically?
- Olympically is an adverb.
Words near Olympically in the dictionary
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