Antarctically
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an Antarctic manner or direction. not-comparable
"December 4, 1862, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round If, on the other hand, we drifted antarctically, we ran the risk of being hopelessly frozen up, in regions far beyond the haunts of any human creature."
- 2 in a way similar to Antarctica; bitterly (cold) not-comparable
"'To crack a tinny' is to open a cold can of beer—always antarctically cold, never warm."
Example
More examples"December 4, 1862, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round If, on the other hand, we drifted antarctically, we ran the risk of being hopelessly frozen up, in regions far beyond the haunts of any human creature."
Etymology
From Antarctic + -ally.