traumatically

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adverb

In a traumatic manner.

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

adverbtraumatically (comparative more traumatically, superlative most traumatically)

comparative more traumatically · superlative most traumatically

  1. In a traumatic manner.

Origin

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

From traumatic + -ally.

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APA

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

MLA

“traumatically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatically. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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