Napoleonically
English
editEtymology
editFrom Napoleonic + -ally.
Adverb
editNapoleonically (comparative more Napoleonically, superlative most Napoleonically)
- In a Napoleonic manner.
- 1857, “The Great Mr Wickham”, in Chambers’s Journal of Popular Literature Science and Arts[1], volume 7, page 310:
- his hands being duly folded Napoleonically behind his back
- 1963, Edward Lewis Wallant, chapter 4, in The Tenants of Moonbloom[2], New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, page 47:
- Arrested with his hand in his breast pocket Napoleonically, he imbibed his slow, steady nourishment.
- 1973, Jan Morris, chapter 11, in Heaven’s Command[3], New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, published 1980, page 241:
- As the three generals met, Campbell’s soldiers raised a cheer, and Havelock, at the moment of his glory, greeted them Napoleonically.
- 2003, Lionel Shriver, “We Need to Talk About Kevin”, in Counterpoint[4], New York, page 198:
- His expression aloof, almost haughty, the fingers of his plastered right arm tucked Napoleonically in his shirt, he sat upright in the front seat […]