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Etymology
Etymology tree English psychedelic 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 psychedelically From psychedelic + -ally.
Meanings
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In a psychedelic manner.
Iraq may be turning into a quagmire and civil war like Vietnam, but the current war has not inspired talk of generationwide rebellion (perhaps because there’s no draft to pit young against old) or any colorful, psychedelically defiant counterculture.
2007 January 2, Jon Pareles, “Pop Music and the War: The Sound of Resignation”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most psychedelically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more psychedelically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |