Mesmerically

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a mesmeric manner; by, or as if by, hypnotism.

    ""What do you want me to do?" she asked, in her nervousness holding the bowl of her glass — it was a large glass on a stem, that the Mexicans call a Copa, a Cup — and swaying the wine mesmerically."

Example

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""What do you want me to do?" she asked, in her nervousness holding the bowl of her glass — it was a large glass on a stem, that the Mexicans call a Copa, a Cup — and swaying the wine mesmerically."

Etymology

From mesmeric + -ally.

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