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physics-ly

physics-ly adverb: according to or using physics.

Adverb

physics-ly (comparative more physics-ly, superlative most physics-ly)

  1. (colloquial) According to or using physics.
    • Physics-ly inclined students are encouraged to derive the equations from first principles; the rest of you may keep reading.2004, Ben Tsou, Kevin Wayne, Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Hard Spheres
    • How do you physics-ly determine which fighting style has the most awesome kick?2009, Rhett Allain, Fight Science = Bad Science

Forms of physics-ly

comparativemore physics-ly
superlativemost physics-ly

Origin of physics-ly

From physics + -ly, to distinguish from physically.

Questions about physics-ly

What does physics-ly mean?
Physics-ly means according to or using physics.
What part of speech is physics-ly?
Physics-ly is an adverb.

Words near physics-ly in the dictionary

  1. physics envy
  2. physics gun
  3. physics guns
  4. physics package
  5. physics packages
  6. physics-ly
  7. physicswise
  8. physicsy
  9. physiculture
  10. physid
  11. physids

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