psychologically

From psychological +‎ -ly.

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psychologically (not comparable)

1. in a psychological sense

   The new novel is a psychologically complex thriller.

2. employing psychology

   The patient's behaviour was interpreted psychologically.

   • 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:

     The economics of rebuilding all the stations covered by the electrification would be prohibitive, but to help bring home to the Glasgow public that their North Clyde suburban service has been transformed, not merely re-equipped with new trains, stations have at least been associated psychologically with the rolling stock by a common colour scheme.