interfrastically
interfrastically · more interfrastically · most interfrastically
In the very next phraseIn the very next phrase; in a prompt manner.
/ɪn.tɚˈfɹæs.tɪ.kʌ.li/
Meaning
1 senses(humorous, informal)In the very next phrase; in a prompt manner.
Origin
Apparently formed from interphrastic + -ally. From a 1987 episode of the British televisioApparently formed from interphrastic + -ally. From a 1987 episode of the British television comedy Blackadder, in which Dr. Samuel Johnson boasts about his newly completed dictionary containing every word in the English language. Blackadder subsequently uses a number of newly-invented words to perplex him: "I shall return interfrastically".
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Forms
more interfrastically, most interfrastically| Comparative | more interfrastically Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most interfrastically |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedinterphrasally
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb