rhythmically

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adverb

In a rhythmical manner.

“Her hips swayed rhythmically.”

UncommonScrabble 28

Meanings

adverbrhythmically (comparative more rhythmically, superlative most rhythmically)

comparative more rhythmically · superlative most rhythmically

  1. In a rhythmical manner.

    Her hips swayed rhythmically.

    1 more example

    her flutter purred rhythmically with her breathing.

    2026, Johnny Gnall, The Far End, FriesenPress, page 145
  2. With reference to rhythm.

    These songs are rhythmically complex.

    1 more example

    If you skip the prelude, which is at once rhythmically square and shapeless, this Lohengrin starts out decently enough, for Hans Helm is one of the okayest Heralds on disc (a modest compliment, to be sure).

    1976, Records in Review, page 407

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  4. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  5. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  6. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  7. Englishrhythmic
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishrhythmical
  11. Englishrhythmically

From rhythmical + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan rítmicament
  • rítmicamentin a rhythmical manner
Estonian rütmiliselt, rütmiliselt
  • rütmiliseltin a rhythmical manner
  • rütmiliseltwith reference to rhythm
French rythmiquement
  • rythmiquementin a rhythmical manner
Greek ρυθμικά
  • ρυθμικά (rythmiká)in a rhythmical manner
Hungarian ritmikusan
  • ritmikusanin a rhythmical manner
Italian ritmicamente
  • ritmicamentein a rhythmical manner
Polish rytmicznie
  • rytmiczniein a rhythmical manner
Portuguese ritmicamente
  • ritmicamentein a rhythmical manner
Russian ритми́чно
  • ритми́чно (ritmíčno)in a rhythmical manner
Spanish rítmicamente
  • rítmicamentein a rhythmical manner
Ukrainian ритмі́чно
  • ритмі́чно (rytmíčno)in a rhythmical manner
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APA

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Chicago

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