The American spoke excellent idiomatic French.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
an´a|gram|mat´i|cal|ly — an|a|gram|mat|ic «AN uh gruh MAT ihk», adjective. of or containing an anagram or anagrams. –an´a|gram|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
an´as|tig|mat´i|cal|ly — an|as|tig|mat|ic «AN uh stihg MAT ihk, an AS tihg », adjective. free from astigmatism (applied especially to a compound photographic lens in which each part is designed to compensate for the astigmatic defects of the other); stigmatic.… … Useful english dictionary
a|nath´e|mat´i|cal|ly — a|nath|e|mat|ic «uh NATH uh MAT ihk», adjective. of or having the nature of an anathema. –a|nath´e|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ap´o|theg|mat´i|cal|ly — ap|o|theg|mat|ic «AP uh thehg MAT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with an apothegm; inclined to use apothegms. SYNONYM(S): sententious, pithy. Also, apophthegmatic. –ap´o|theg|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ax´i|o|mat´i|cal|ly — ax|i|o|mat|ic «AK see uh MAT ihk», adjective. 1. accepted without proof; self evident: »It is axiomatic that a whole is greater than any one of its parts. 2. full of axioms or maxims; aphoristic. –ax´i|o|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
di´a|gram|mat´i|cal|ly — di|a|gram|mat|ic «DY uh gruh MAT ihk», adjective. 1. in the form of a diagram. 2. in outline form only; sketchy: »The plot of my story was in a diagrammatic form, with details to be filled in later. –di´a|gram|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
di´a|phrag|mat´i|cal|ly — di|a|phrag|mat|ic «DY uh frag MAT ihk», adjective. 1. having to do with a diaphragm. 2. like a diaphragm. –di´a|phrag|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ep´i|gram|mat´i|cal|ly — ep|i|gram|mat|ic «EHP uh gruh MAT ihk», adjective. 1. like an epigram; short and witty. 2. of epigrams; full of epigrams: »smart epigrammatic speeches (Emerson). –ep´i|gram|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
mel´o|dra|mat´i|cal|ly — mel|o|dra|mat|ic «MEHL uh druh MAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of, like, or suitable for melodrama; sensational and exaggerated: »His soldiers, who, save for a few rare melodramatic encounters, saw nothing of him, idolized their “Little… … Useful english dictionary
met´a|so|mat´i|cal|ly — met|a|so|mat|ic «MEHT uh soh MAT ihk», adjective. having to do with or resulting from metasomatism. –met´a|so|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
