ritualistically en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English ritualistic 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 ritualistically From ritualistic + -ally.
Meanings
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Done as though following a ritual; in a ritualistic manner.'
For fifty years, ritualistically, he had been repeating the same jokes, laughing at them because they were so infantile and stupid
1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 376:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more ritualistically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ritualistically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pt ritualisticamente (in a ritualistic manner)