pontifically

English

Etymology

From pontifical +‎ -ly.

Adverb

pontifically (comparative more pontifically, superlative most pontifically)

  1. In a pontifical manner; in the manner of a pope.
    • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 139:
      He slapped his documents open on the table and seated himself pontifically, with a certain imminent redness lurking behind the formality of his expression.
  2. Whilst pontificating; with pontification.

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