tropically

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adverb

In a tropical manner; of the tropics.

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

adverbtropically (comparative more tropically, superlative most tropically)

comparative more tropically · superlative most tropically

  1. In a tropical manner; of the tropics.
  2. In a metaphorical or figurative manner; as a trope.

Origin

  1. Englishtropic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishtropical
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. Englishtropically

From tropical + -ly.

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Chicago

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