ballistically

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adverb

In a ballistic manner.

OriginEnglish ballistic ← New Latin ballisticu ← Classical Latin ballista →
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Meanings

adverbballistically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a ballistic manner.
  2. not comparableWith regard to ballistics.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  3. Ancient Greekβᾰ́λλω (bắllō)
  4. Ancient Greekβαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)
  5. Classical Latinballista
  6. New Latinballisticu
  7. Englishballistic
  8. Englishballistically

From ballistic + -ally.

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APA

ballistically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistically

MLA

“ballistically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistically. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballistically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistically.

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