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phrenologically

phrenologically adverb: in terms of phrenology.

Adverb

phrenologically (not comparable)

  1. In terms of phrenology.
    • ... certain it was his head was phrenologically an excellent one.1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 10
    • His brow was of the sort phrenologically associated with more than average intellect […]1924, Herman Melville, chapter 7, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.

Origin of phrenologically

From phrenological + -ly.

Questions about phrenologically

What does phrenologically mean?
Phrenologically means in terms of phrenology.
What part of speech is phrenologically?
Phrenologically is an adverb.

Words near phrenologically in the dictionary

  1. phrenography
  2. phrenologer
  3. phrenologers
  4. phrenologic
  5. phrenological
  6. phrenologically
  7. phrenologies
  8. phrenologise
  9. phrenologist
  10. phrenologists
  11. phrenologize

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