Meanings
adverbtelephonically (not comparable)
- not comparableUsing a telephone; by means of a telephone.
Having a telephone was a novelty; the cat certainly thought so as Charlie would yowl every time it rang, just in case the “bring bring” sound was not sufficient enough to bring to your attention that someone was attempting to contact you telephonically.
2011, Angela Russell, “Keeping House”, in Thatcher’s Children: An Account of Growing Up and Surviving in the 1980s, [Tyneside]: Grimalhame Press, →ISBN, chapter 2 (Staying In), page 28
Origin
Translations
Arabic هَاتِفِيًّا
- هَاتِفِيًّا (hātifiyyan)by means of a telephone
Polish telefonicznie
- telefonicznieby means of a telephone
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