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hypnotically

American  
[hip-naht-ik-lee] / hɪpˈnɑt ɪk li /

adverb

  1. in a way that induces or tends to induce hypnosis; monotonously, rhythmically.

  2. in a way that suggests or is characteristic of hypnosis; as if hypnotized.


Example Sentences

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They all watched as the downy tuft wafted hypnotically back and forth, back and forth, until it disappeared under the seat.

From Literature

“You have to give it a physicality that is heartbreakingly uncanny but also hypnotically human.”

From Los Angeles Times

Reichardt, herself the daughter of law enforcement, is more interested in the aftermath: hypnotically awkward kitchen conversations with disappointed family members who won’t lend him any more money and would rather he just clear out.

From Los Angeles Times

Spinning Around, released in 2000, was a textbook comeback single, and she followed it up with the hypnotically cool Can't Get You Out Of My Head - still the biggest-selling single of her career.

From BBC

Janice said her sister knew that hypnotically induced testimony was inadmissible by law.

From Los Angeles Times