met·ri·cal·ly
ˈme-tri-k(ə-)lē 
: in a manner relating to or based on the metric system
… if your measuring cup isn't graduated metrically … then figure that 2 1/3 U. S. cups is the closest practical equivalent …—
Raymond Sokolov
Raymond Sokolov1
: with regard to rhythmic meter
written in metrically regular verse
There's little doubt that a number of lines are metrically incomplete, a fact that dovetails with what we know about the poet's working method …—Daniel Mendelsohn
Daniel MendelsohnThey want to liberate themselves from the 4/4 uniformity of the metrically conventional, constant jazz beat …—Joachim E. Berendt
Joachim E. Berendt2
: with regard to measurement
The dental characters differ morphologically and metrically from those of the recent great apes …—L. de Bonis et al.
L. de Bonis et al.Examples of metrically in a Sentence
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 June 2026
Has one of the best pitches in the game value wise and metrically.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
The first passage is a Spenserian stanza, nine lines long, the last line being an Alexandrine—consisting of six feet, that is, and thus metrically a foot longer than the iambic pentameters that precede it.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
There is nothing there that metrically says: breakout year forthcoming.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023
The findings are suggestive of a predisposition for rhythmic movement in response to music and other metrically regular sounds.
—Darlene Cavalier, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2010
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The Giants have metrically been the worst baserunning team in the majors, which has been due in part to a series of questionable decisions by Borg.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 June 2026
Has one of the best pitches in the game value wise and metrically.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
The first passage is a Spenserian stanza, nine lines long, the last line being an Alexandrine—consisting of six feet, that is, and thus metrically a foot longer than the iambic pentameters that precede it.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
There is nothing there that metrically says: breakout year forthcoming.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023
The findings are suggestive of a predisposition for rhythmic movement in response to music and other metrically regular sounds.
—Darlene Cavalier, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2010
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“Metrically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metrically. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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