Olympically
English
editEtymology
editAdverb
editOlympically (comparative more Olympically, superlative most Olympically)
- In a way that is characteristic of the Olympic Games.
- Synonym: Olympianly
- 1971, Richard D. Mandell, The Nazi Olympics, page 79:
- The expected debate, then, was never presented to the membership of the A.A.U. and the inspired defenders of a less Olympically disposed sporting ideal were not permitted oratorically to clarify their position.
- 2006, Jesús Díaz, The Initials of the Earth, page 242:
- They were dying with laughter about Kindelan's crazy house: crazy swimmers Olympically diving into empty pools, crazy painters hanging from their brushes, […]
Further reading
edit- “Olympically”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.