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interfrastically en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ɪn.tɚˈfɹæs.tɪ.kʌ.li/

Etymology

Apparently formed from interphrastic + -ally. From a 1987 episode of the British television comedy Blackadder, in which Dr. Samuel Johnson boasts about his newly completed dictionary containing every word in the English language. Blackadder subsequently uses a number of newly-invented words to perplex him: "I shall return interfrastically".

Meanings

1. (humorous, informal) In the very next phrase; in a prompt manner.
   • They're all a bit slimmer than their progenitors and the 17 incher gets both G-Sync with 120Hz refresh and Tobii eye tracking tech. More on the latter interfrastically. They will, of course, be very expensive. 2016 September 8, Jeremy Laird, “Hardware Hotness: AMD's Zen CPU, Gaming Monitors, More VR And The Silliest Laptop Ever”, in Rock Paper Shotgun, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2023:
   • The dojo screen's well-drawn, bright and colourful — a delight to the peepers. And as for the animation on the big chunky characters, interfrastically funkadacious are the words that spring to mind. 1992 April, “Budokan”, in Zzap!64, Yeovil, Somerset: EuroPress Impact, →ISSN, page 14:
   • Certainly, sir. I shall return interfrastically. 1987 September 24, “Ink and Incapability”, in Blackadder The Third, episode 2, spoken by Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson):
   • Yours interfrastically, / Jeremy Reimer 1994 January 5, Jeremy Reimer, “Thought for the Day#3”, in alt.religion.kibology (Usenet):
   • Thanks for replying so interfrastically, although I am rather compunctuous to learn that fact of the first dictionary. 2002 April 8, Zixia, “Needless to say, I got the job.”, in alt.startrek (Usenet):
   • Oh come now, I for one am quite phrasmotic for the pericombobulation Paul has suffered, and can only wish that in future he will have the sense to complete his assignments more interphrastically. 2000 February 16, Steven Megson, “Book Review”, in alt.fan.pratchett (Usenet):

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interphrasally

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