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physically

  • /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/ Australia, Canada, US

Where it comes from

From physic + -ally or physical + -ly.

adverb more physically · most physically

  1. In a physical manner. “And whatʼs more,” the voice went on triumphantly, “the patient is both physically and neurally whole.”
  2. According to the laws of physics.
  3. Using physical force.
  4. informal Directly, rather than automatically or similar. After the software updated, I had to go in and physically change all the settings back to the way I wanted them.
  5. obsolete According to the rules of medicine.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: corporeal, bodily, concretely, materially, personally, fitness, natural, substantively, able-bodied, psychical, physique, factually, good-looking, actually, geographically, financially

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adv in a physical manner

Españolfísicamente
Portuguêsfisicamente
Françaisphysiquement
Deutschphysisch
Русскийфизи́чески fizíčeski

adv according to the laws of physics.

Deutschphysikalisch
Русскийфизи́чески fizíčeski

adv using physical force.

Русскийфизи́чески fizíčeski

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@misc{physically_2026,
  title = {physically},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/physically},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}