draconically
See also: Draconically
English
Etymology 1
From draconic + -ally or draconical + -ly, from Latin dracō (“dragon”).
Adverb
draconically (comparative more draconically, superlative most draconically)
- In a draconic (relating to or suggestive of dragons) manner.
- 2013 June 12, J. Michael Flück, “Dragon Council”, in Dragon Alliance: Dark Storm, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 56:
- Selenth, being the most prominent copper dragon in the Alliance, had a slightly draconically uncharacteristic ego about him, which showed from time to time and was usually brought back to measure by one of the Capital Wing dragons.
- 2017, Yasmine Galenorn, “Smoke and Mirrors”, in Otherworld Tales, volume 1, Kirkland, Wash.: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC, →ISBN:
- Dragons were hierarchical. The race ran on blood and lineage, and everything about family background mattered. Iampaatar was at the top of the food chain, draconically speaking.
- 2023, Pearce DeChamplain, “Septimus—Birthday”, in The Valley of Dragons, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Dorrance Publishing Co, →ISBN:
- Sulla breathed heavily and roared draconically. His mouth opened wide, and boiling water and steam rushed from his throat.
Etymology 2
From draconic + -ally or draconical + -ly, from Latin Dracō (“name of an Athenian lawgiver”).[1]
Alternative forms
Adverb
draconically (comparative more draconically, superlative most draconically)
- In a draconic (very severe or strict; draconian) manner.
- Synonym: draconianly
References
- ^ “Draconically, adv.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.