classically

adverb

clas·​si·​cal·​ly ˈkla-si-k(ə-)lē 

1

: in a classic or classical manner

classically exact forms of the dance

classically trained

2

a

: in classic or traditional circumstances : typically

classically, the whole fish is stuffed

b

: as a classic example

classically bad writing

Examples of classically in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was classically trained at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. —Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025

And for decades, its media diet was classically all-American, too. —Ulysses Ortega, New York Times, 3 May 2025

Take, for example, Chu’s stance on free speech, which, in its willingness to limit the power of the state but not that of private actors, can be read as perhaps the most classically liberal stance of them all. —S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 2 May 2025

Boys of Summer is classified as a fougère, a classically masculine scent categorized by herbaceous top notes (usually lavender), a floral heart, and a green, woody base. —Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 2 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Kids Definition

classically

adverb

clas·​si·​cal·​ly ˈklas-i-k(ə-)lē 

: in a classic or classical manner