-istically
English
Etymology
Alternately -istical (“adjective suffix”) + -ly (“adverb suffix”) or -istic (“adjective suffix”) + -ally (“adverb suffix”). In either case, ultimately -ist + -ic + -al + -ly.
Suffix
-istically
- Used to form adverbs describing action in the manner of the root adjective; use is identical irrespective of whether the root adjective ends with -istic or -istical.
- 1916, Artemes Ward Utting, The Judge, page 377:
- “It goes without saying,” said McFee, the filled-up philosopher, funistically inclined, “that aside from baseball players and ice men, the professional prophet for profit makes more of it than any other man”.
- 2003, Don Michael Randel, The Harvard Dictionary of Music, page 598:
- Horns, trumpets, and trombones, both soloistically and sectionally, became central to the orchestral concept... His highly subtle orchestration elevates woodwinds, more often scored soloistically than sectionally.
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