spacely en · ADJ
Etymology
From space + -ly.
Meanings
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Of, relating to or pertaining to space, especially outer space; space-like.
The Earthly chronometer will indeed indicate that several decades have passed; whereas the spacely chronometer will indicate instead that several years have passed.
2008, Michael F. Wagner, The Enigmatic Reality of Time:Another room sports an array of simulators that will be of the most interest to kids, allowing them to land a shuttle, dock with the space station, walk on the moon, and engage in other spacely pursuits.
2011, Bob Sehlinger, Grant Rafter, Menasha Ridge, Beyond Disney:While zooming from Los Angeles to London, this commercial orange rocket ship with three crew members and four passengers is drawn into a spacely time warp and crash-lands on a strange planet occupied by giant-sized people on the sci-fi TV series Land of the Giants.
2005, David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom:This show wants to offend no one, and suffers great pains to avoid doing so, right down to the sexless leotards it crams everyone into, a spacely effort to promote a new brand of spacely political correctness.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most spacely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more spacely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |