poetically

adv

Etymology: From Middle English poetikly, poetycally, poyetikly; equivalent to poetical + -ly.

1. In a poetic manner.

   “One who had caught a glimpse of the shining yet solemn eyes of the youth, as he walked home, would wonder no longer that he should talk as he did—so sedately, yet so poetically—so long-windedly, if you like, yet so sensibly—even wisely.”

   “I found out from his mate that he was a Longfellow fan, and the fireman complained bitterly that, not being poetically inclined himself, he often wished that Alfred would put a sock in it."”