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coloristically en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English coloristic 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 coloristically From coloristic + -ally.

Meanings

1. In terms of, or in relation to, color; in a coloristic way
   • Seeger's palette is bold and rich -- and those who experience numbers coloristically (in my case, four is blue, seven is green and eight is orange) know how important this can be in making friends with them. 2009 January 11, Jim Holt, “Numbers, Big and Small”, in New York Times:

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