Olympically en · ADV
Etymology
From Olympic + -ally.
Meanings
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In a way that is characteristic of the Olympic Games.
They were dying with laughter about Kindelan's crazy house: crazy swimmers Olympically diving into empty pools, crazy painters hanging from their brushes, […]
2006, Jesús Díaz, The Initials of the Earth, page 242:The expected debate, then, was never presented to the membership of the A.A.U. and the inspired defenders of a less Olympically disposed sporting ideal were not permitted oratorically to clarify their position.
1971, Richard D. Mandell, The Nazi Olympics, page 79:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Olympically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Olympically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |