Americanistically

adverb

In an American manner; in the manner of or relating to America or Americans.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

adverbAmericanistically (comparative more Americanistically, superlative most Americanistically)

comparative more Americanistically · superlative most Americanistically

  1. In an American manner; in the manner of or relating to America or Americans.

    This reference work, sociologically and Americanistically oriented, does not altogether neglect women.

    1981, Jacob Rader Marcus, The American Jewish woman, 1654-1980, page 193
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    So the phenomenon of idolatry that she inspired in the gentle sex in the United States corresponded hyperbolically, that is, Americanistically, to that which more or less occurred in all other countries.

    1930, Theatre Guild, Stage: Volume 8, page 18

    Now after many years, with the help of notes and some of my early papers, I am endeavoring to reconstruct what happened at this stage of my contact with Americanistically-oriented ethnobotany.

    1985, Årstryck, page 27

    Gates has rightly likened gumbo to the ancient Roman satura lanx, the 'full plate' of mixed edibles, sweet or sour, ie forced meat, farce-meat, stuffing, sausage-meat — what Americanistically Gates calls 'hash' - which is one etymological root of satire, and which traditionally helps define the rich mix of that genre of writing.

    2002, Valentine Cunningham, Reading After Theory, page 25

Origin

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