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sensically en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English sensical Middle English -ly English -ly English sensically From sensical + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a sensical way; reasonably, sanely.
    • We cannot sensically say: "you must wait, if you like"; nor can we say sensically "if you like" with any of the other three clauses in Table 2. 1994, Terence Odlin, Perspectives on Pedagogical Grammar:

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more sensically Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most sensically Degree=Sup lexicographic