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sensically

sensically adverb: in a sensical way; reasonably, sanely.

Adverb

sensically (comparative more sensically, superlative most sensically)

  1. In a sensical way; reasonably, sanely.
    • We cannot sensically say: "you must wait, if you like"; nor can we say sensically "if you like" with any of the other three clauses in Table 2.1994, Terence Odlin, Perspectives on Pedagogical Grammar

Forms of sensically

comparativemore sensically
superlativemost sensically

Origin of sensically

From sensical + -ly.

Questions about sensically

What does sensically mean?
Sensically means in a sensical way; reasonably, sanely.
What part of speech is sensically?
Sensically is an adverb.

Words near sensically in the dictionary

  1. sensibleness
  2. sensibles
  3. sensiblest
  4. sensibly
  5. sensical
  6. sensically
  7. sensie
  8. sensifacient
  9. sensiferous
  10. sensific
  11. sensificatory

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