Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a metallic manner; by metallic means.
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- adverb Archaic form of
metallically .
Etymologies
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metallic + -ly
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Examples
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"Oh, I have them in my pocket -- the hooks and line," and the colonel grimly tapped a pocket wherein something clicked metallicly.
The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story Chester K. Steele
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