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supersonically

supersonically adverb: faster than sound; at a supersonic speed.

Adverb

supersonically (comparative more supersonically, superlative most supersonically)

  1. Faster than sound; at a supersonic speed.
    • “We’re going to obviously have to demonstrate that to the various authorities, but we expect to be allowed to fly supersonically over land masses.”2008 May 18, Joe Sharkey, “Past the Sound Barrier, on a Business Jet”, in New York Times

Forms of supersonically

comparativemore supersonically
superlativemost supersonically

Origin of supersonically

From supersonic + -ally.

Questions about supersonically

What does supersonically mean?
Supersonically means faster than sound; at a supersonic speed.
What part of speech is supersonically?
Supersonically is an adverb.

Words near supersonically in the dictionary

  1. supersolvability
  2. supersolvable
  3. supersonic
  4. supersonic heterodyne receiver
  5. supersonic heterodyne receivers
  6. supersonically
  7. supersonicate
  8. supersonicated
  9. supersonication
  10. supersonics
  11. supersophisticated

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