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toxically

toxically adverb: in a toxic manner.

Adverb

toxically (comparative more toxically, superlative most toxically)

  1. In a toxic manner.
    • To disguise their attention deficit disorder, the toxically successful often develop a persona, a social image they project […]2002, Paul Pearsall, Toxic Success: How to Stop Striving and Start Thriving, page 158
  2. (not comparable) With regard to toxins.

Forms of toxically

comparativemore toxically
superlativemost toxically

Origin of toxically

From toxic + -ally.

Words formed from toxically

Questions about toxically

What does toxically mean?
Toxically means in a toxic manner.
What part of speech is toxically?
Toxically is an adverb.

Words near toxically in the dictionary

  1. toxic tort
  2. toxic waste
  3. toxic wastes
  4. toxicaemia
  5. toxical
  6. toxically
  7. toxicant
  8. toxicants
  9. toxicarioside
  10. toxicarol
  11. toxicate

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