musically

English

Etymology

From Middle English musicallye, musikili; equivalent to musical +‎ -ly.

Adverb

musically (comparative more musically, superlative most musically)

In a musical manner.
The wind chimes tinkled musically in the breeze.
- 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
  A gentle breeze fills the huge sail of our dhow, and draws us through the water that ripples musically against her sides.
- 1970, Larry Niven, Ringworld, page 276:
  Prill laughed musically[.]
In terms of music.
The film looked good, but was musically lacking.

Translations

in a musical manner

Finnish: musiikillisesti (fi), musikaalisesti (fi)
French: musicalement (fr)
Galician: musicalmente (gl)
German: musikalisch (de)
Italian: musicalmente (it)
Maltese: mużikalment
Polish: muzycznie (pl)
Romanian: muzical (ro)
Spanish: musicalmente (es)

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