carbolically

English

Etymology

From carbolic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

carbolically (not comparable)

1. With carbolic acid.
   • 1881, Veterinary Journal:

     Personally I had these suspicions at the time, and I took every precaution, by washing my hands carbolically after seeing a patient with a sore throat of any kind […]

   • 2012, Ken Chadwick, Evacuee: Or Sins and Comeuppances:

     The young minds had first to be emptied, and then carbolically scoured, before they could be filled with The Truth.