-ically
1
a suffix used to form adverbs from adjectives ending in -ic, (terrifically) and -ical, (poetically; magically).
-ically
suffix
- forming adverbs corresponding to adjectives ending in -ic or -ical (such as tactically corresponding to tactical)[构成以-ic 或-ical 结尾形容词的相应副词, 如由tactical 构成tactically]。
ORIGIN: from -ical + -ly 2 .
-ically
suffix. -ic + -ly. Instead of artistic-ly we write artistically; instead of alphabetic-ly we write alphabetically. In speaking, the suffix -ically is ordinarily pronounced in two syllables -uh klee.