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plastically

UK/ˈplastɪkli/

plastically adverb: in a plastic way; through moulding; flexibly.

Adverb

plastically (comparative more plastically, superlative most plastically)

  1. In a plastic way; through moulding; flexibly.
    • They have been turned into parallel sausages, telling you that the whole outcrop of rock must have been extended – stretched plastically on some kind of tectonic rack.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 85

Forms of plastically

comparativemore plastically
superlativemost plastically

Origin of plastically

From plastic + -ally.

Words formed from plastically

Questions about plastically

What does plastically mean?
Plastically means in a plastic way; through moulding; flexibly.
What part of speech is plastically?
Plastically is an adverb.
How do you pronounce plastically?
Plastically is pronounced /ˈplastɪkli/ (UK).

Words near plastically in the dictionary

  1. plastic surgeons
  2. plastic surgeries
  3. plastic surgery
  4. plastic wood
  5. plastical
  6. plastically
  7. plasticard
  8. plasticate
  9. plasticated
  10. plasticating
  11. plasticator

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