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athletically en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)bor. Latin āthlēticuslbor. Middle French athletiquebor. English athletic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English athletically From athletic + -ally.

Meanings

1. In an athletic manner.
   • An email from ICE headquarters to the agency’s top officials on October 5 lamented that “a considerable amount of athletically allergic candidates” had been showing up to the academy; they had “misrepresented” their physical condition on application forms. The email directed leaders at ICE’s field offices to conduct preliminary fitness exams with new recruits before sending them to the academy. 2025 October 20, Nick Miroff, “ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2025:

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Translations (6)

ca atlèticament (in an athletic manner) · gl atleticamente (in an athletic manner) · fr athlétiquement (in an athletic manner) · pl atletycznie (in an athletic manner) · sv atletiskt (in an athletic manner) · it atleticamente (in an athletic manner)