musically

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈmjuːzɪkəli/

Definition of musically

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a musical manner.
    “The wind chimes tinkled musically in the breeze.”
    “Something might alſo be ſaid of the choice of Words, in our refined Engliſh Tongue; which are to be liked and approved according to their tone, and the ſweetneſs of their cadence, that is, as they run muſically in the Ear.”
    “[…] with accents muſically ſweet A tender voice his wondring ear allur'd.”
    “A gentle breeze fills the huge sail of our dhow, and draws us through the water that ripples musically against her sides.”
    “Prill laughed musically[.]”
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adv

  1. In a musical manner.
    “The wind chimes tinkled musically in the breeze.”
    “Something might alſo be ſaid of the choice of Words, in our refined Engliſh Tongue; which are to be liked and approved according to their tone, and the ſweetneſs of their cadence, that is, as they run muſically in the Ear.”
    “[…] with accents muſically ſweet A tender voice his wondring ear allur'd.”
    “A gentle breeze fills the huge sail of our dhow, and draws us through the water that ripples musically against her sides.”
    “Prill laughed musically[.]”
  2. In terms of music.
    “The film looked good, but was musically lacking.”
    “He's alſo muſically given, and ſo light of Heel, that there are few People can out-walk him.”
    “Each sings the tune and words independently of his predecessor and follower, and their blending, though a collision of three sets of words and three sets of notes, is musically coherent.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

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