seismically

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adverb

In a seismic manner; with the qualities of an earthquake.

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

adverbseismically (comparative more seismically, superlative most seismically)

comparative more seismically · superlative most seismically

  1. In a seismic manner; with the qualities of an earthquake.

    Nabby Adams crumpled and crashed off his chair. The house rumbled seismically at the heavy fall.

    1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 183

Origin

  1. Englishseismic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  5. Proto-Germanic*līką
  6. Englishseismically

From seismic + -ally.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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