tropically

adverb

trop·​i·​cal·​ly -pə̇k(ə)lē 

-pēk-, 

-li

1

: in a way typical of the tropics

2

: by the use of tropes

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for tropically

• isotopically
• macroscopically
• microscopically
• topically