elastically

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adverb

In an elastic manner

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English elastic →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adverbelastically (comparative more elastically, superlative most elastically)

comparative more elastically · superlative most elastically

  1. In an elastic manner

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stretchily

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁elh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁l̥h₂-tós
  3. Ancient Greekἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
  4. New Latinelasticu
  5. Frenchélastique
  6. Englishelastic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. Englishelastically

From elastic + -ally.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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