climatically en · ADV · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /klaɪˈmæ.tɪ.kli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /klaɪˈmæ.dɪ.k(ə).li/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English climate Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English climatic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English climatically From climatic + -ally.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In a climatic manner; regarding the climate.
The summer has been a good one climatically, even if it has been a disastrous one in some other ways. The Falklands had more than their usual share of sun, and the last six weeks or so has been remarkably warm and dry.
1982 January 18, Graham Bound, “The Fierce Falklands Climate”, in The Penguin News, Stanley, Falkland Islands: Graham Bound, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2025, page 5; republished by the Jane Cameron National Archives, 23 August 2020: