psychologically

adverb

psy·​cho·​log·​i·​cal·​ly ¦sīkə¦läjə̇k(ə)lē 

-jēk-, 

-li

1

: in a psychological manner

solve a problem psychologically

a psychologically sound practice

2

: mentally

war which caught them in its toils either psychologically or physically

—G. P. Meyer

3

a

: from the standpoint of psychology : in terms of psychology

attempt to classify poetry psychologically

—Gerald Brenan

a drastic and a psychologically dangerous experiment in planned migration

—Stuart Chase

b

: by employing psychology

has all the time to nurse them psychologically

—Trained Nurse & Hospital Review

Word History

Etymology

psycho- + logical + -ly

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Rhymes for psychologically

• archaeologically
• etymologically
• ideologically
• immunologically
• methodologically
• pharmacologically
• physiologically
• radiologically
• sociologically
• bacteriologically
• epistemologically
• phenomenologically