antarctically

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adverb

In an Antarctic manner or direction.

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Meanings

adverbantarctically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn an Antarctic manner or direction.

    If, on the other hand, we drifted antarctically, we ran the risk of being hopelessly frozen up, in regions far beyond the haunts of any human creature.

    1862 December 4, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round
  2. not comparableIn a way similar to Antarctica; bitterly (cold).

    'To crack a tinny' is to open a cold can of beer—always antarctically cold, never warm.

    2005, Alison Linstead, Organization and Identity, page 215

Origin

From Antarctic + -ally.

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APA

antarctically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antarctically

MLA

“antarctically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antarctically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antarctically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antarctically.

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