-ically

American  

1. a suffix used to form adverbs from adjectives ending in -ic (terrifically ) and -ical (poetically; magically ).

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Example Sentences

The hilarious-sidekick roles make up a numer­ically small but neon-bright portion of Hill’s career, and no number of contrasting performances — in indie comedies directed by the Duplass brothers, in Oscar-nominated dramas like “Moneyball” — can seem to override the public impression of him as a man who might, at any moment, start humping the furniture.

From New York Times

If it also orbits our sun it could period- ically approach earth close enough to effect our weather - think ice ages.

From New York Times

Matthew Brandt, for example, soaks his traditional landscape prints in the very lakes they depict, while Alison Rossiter forgoes the camera altogether, chem­ically teasing abstract imagery out of expired silver-gelatin paper.

From Architectural Digest

But as Joseph’s 11 brothers fly in patterns around a long dinner table and rhythm­ically bang cutlery in a “Stomp”-style sequence Thursday night, it’s both impressive and depressing to realize that a live show can approximate the loony pace and exactitude of an animated cartoon.

From Washington Post

“If we break the 10% ceiling, it’s becoming even more important and clin­ically relevant,” Ribas says.

From Nature