Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of the nature of or pertaining to telekinesis.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to telekinesis.

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Examples

  • Towards the end of his life Crookes confessed that if he were able to begin again he would prefer to study telepathic phenomena - the direct transference of thought from one person to another - rather than the purely mechanical, or so-called telekinetic, expressions of psychic forces.

    Man or Matter Ernst Lehrs

  • They include Karyn, described as a former stockbroker with a "corporate style" of reading people through spirits; the "telekinetic" Robin, who says that she predicted the death of Anna Nicole Smith.

    Old-Time Luster 2007

  • Listed accessories include a detachable cape, a "telekinetic" dagger: ...a "nether-dimensional" whip: ...and a power base:

    Archive 2005-09-04 2005

  • Listed accessories include a detachable cape, a "telekinetic" dagger: ...a "nether-dimensional" whip: ...and a power base:

    Archive 2005-09-04 2005

  • He then cites Mr. Crookes 'observations on scientifically registered' telekinetic 'performances by Daniel Dunglas Home, he cites

    Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878

  • Maybe they could use their brainwave sensors to build some kind of telekinetic musical instrument made with singing glass bowls?

    The Globe and Mail - Technology RSS feed 2010

  • Maybe they could use their brainwave sensors to build some kind of telekinetic musical instrument made with singing glass bowls?

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • After all, no one has yet proven that the amalgamated desire of everybody else on the road to rid the left lane of Toyotas and Lexuses isn’t having some kind of telekinetic effect on their throttles.

    dustbury.com » Wide-open twaddle 2010

  • His awesome telekinetic powers — blowing up tanks, building nuclear reactors in midair — are almost incidental to his bewildering metaphysical insights.

    The Sorcery of Alan Moore 2009

  • He tries to reassure himself that he didn't just have telekinetic sex with this man.

    Filth and Splendor: A Love Story Marshall Moore 2011

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