me|tal´li|cal|ly

me|tal´li|cal|ly
me|tal|lic «muh TAL ihk», adjective.
1. of metal; containing metal; consisting of a metal or metals: »

a metallic substance, metallic reactions, metallic vaults.

2. like metal; characteristic of metal; that suggests metal: »

the metallic luster of a Japanese beetle.

3. resembling the sound produced when metal is struck: »

a metallic voice. The bird…broke into a gush of melody…rich, full, and metallic (Henry Kingsley).

4. Chemistry. having the form or outward characteristics of a metal (usually said of a metal when occurring uncombined with other substances): »

metallic iron.

–me|tal´li|cal|ly, adverb.

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