psychically
Americanadverb
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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.
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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.
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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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They’re psychically connected, even if they are two different sides of the same coin, Racine angry, Anaia scared.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
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
For example, a photograph of Charles Darwin suggests life as a struggle — psychically and physically — which is certainly a theme here.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 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
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