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Etymology
Etymology tree English seismic 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 seismically From seismic + -ally.
Meanings
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In a seismic manner; with the qualities of an earthquake.
Nabby Adams crumpled and crashed off his chair. The house rumbled seismically at the heavy fall.
1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 183:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most seismically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more seismically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |