Prophetically
[prəu'fetikəli]
Definition
(adv.) in a prophetic manner; 'he prophetically anticipated the disaster'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a prophetical manner; by way of prediction.
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Examples
- Give him a week,' said Perker, nodding his head prophetically. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Knightley had spoken prophetically, when he once said, Emma, you have been no friend to Harriet Smith. Jane Austen. Emma.
- A light which was not of this world--a light shining prophetically from an unmade grave--dawned on my mind. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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