psychically

American  

[sahy-kik-lee] / ˈsaɪ kɪk li /

adverb

1. in a way that relates to the human soul or mind, or to mental phenomena; psychologically.

   I refuse to be psychically and emotionally manipulated by Hollywood and its manufactured, clichéd movie characters.

   Any change in the environment influences us both physically and psychically.

2. in a way that relates to phenomena outside natural or scientific knowledge; spiritually.

   Neptune is imaginative and dreamy, so when it shows up in a conjunction with the moon, it can make an individual psychically in tune with others.

3. by means of or in a way that relates to nonphysical or supernatural influences, forces, or powers.

   I'd love to be able to psychically find objects I misplace, or foresee negative events in my future to avoid.

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Other Word Forms

• nonpsychically
  adverb
• unpsychically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of psychically

psychical ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

In this incisive, tragic account of the toll of war on the psychically wounded veteran, Salinger introduces Seymour Glass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Elsewhere, in the “News & Policy” section, the stories become even more abstract and psychically displaced.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2025

It lifts some of the burden of travel, so that you can psychically inhabit the remarkable reality of flight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

I would expect to see that, after another few months of public defiance, the pressure he is under will finally take its toll, both physically and psychically.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023

He was psychically injured from not winning the tournament, and he couldn’t eradicate the sting of his four bitter losses—robberies, he called them—to Tal.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Related Words

• intellectually
• psychologically