phasically

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adverb

In a phasic manner

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English phasic →
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Meanings

adverbphasically (comparative more phasically, superlative most phasically)

comparative more phasically · superlative most phasically

  1. In a phasic manner

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-)
  5. Ancient Greekφάσις (phásis)
  6. New Latinphasis
  7. Englishphase
  8. Englishphasic
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. Englishphasically

From phasic + -ally.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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