musically
/ˈmjuːzɪkli/MYOO-zih-klee
/ˈmjuzɪkli/MYOO-zih-klee
Meaningin a way relating to the Muses' art
Common meaning: in a musical way
- musa Muse; music, the artsLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 520 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
- aladjective ending: relating to
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- GreekΜοῦσα‘a Muse’
- Latinmusica
- Frenchmusique
- Middle Englishmusiksource
- Englishmusic‘the art of sounds’
- Englishformed in English from musicmusical‘to do with music’
- Englishformed in English from musicalmusically‘in a musical way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way relating to the Muses' art. It can be inferred from any of: musical.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from musical + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- Μοῦσα Greek “a Muse; music, the arts”
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