telegraphically

English

Etymology

telegraphic +‎ -ally

Adverb

telegraphically (comparative more telegraphically, superlative most telegraphically)

  1. By means of telegraphy.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 138:
      To and fro during the festivities complimentary and congratulatory messages kept going and coming, and from the entire telegraphically-connected parts of the globe messages flowed in at either end, expressing the joy of the civilized world that the belt of electrical communication was complete.
    The police transmitted a description of the suspect telegraphically.
  2. In the concise style of a telegraph.
    Her son's letters were always telegraphically brief and to the point.
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