prismatic
adjective
of, relating to, or like a prism.
prismatically
-
a word derived from
prismatic.
Example Sentences
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While his thoughts drive the narrative, he is also seen prismatically through other characters, a typical Strout device.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
What does not fail is the language Betts sends prismatically through his experience, rendering the entire spectrum of the prison-industrial complex visible.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2019
History is also prismatically revealed in Zachary Treitz’s 2015 drama, “Men Go to Battle,” set in a corner of Kentucky that didn’t join the Confederacy and remained loyal to the Union.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2018
Roth takes his place in that list, without question, although his singular narrators were themselves plural, as Portnoy-Zuckerman-Roth prismatically refracted the nation, and the man, back to themselves.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2018
Nevertheless they are quite sufficient to interfere with and refract the light rays and to split them up prismatically.
From The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones by John Mastin
