Illusionistically

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an illusionistic manner.

    "Sometimes these patterns illusionistically swell into lumps or sink into pockets; occasionally, lines will suddenly stop in the middle of nowhere, skip a beat in unison, then move on, leaving a strip of unmarked space like a tear in the surface, with light showing through."

Example

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"Sometimes these patterns illusionistically swell into lumps or sink into pockets; occasionally, lines will suddenly stop in the middle of nowhere, skip a beat in unison, then move on, leaving a strip of unmarked space like a tear in the surface, with light showing through."

Etymology

From illusionistic + -ally.

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