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• par´a|bol´i|cal|ly — par|a|bol|ic1 «PAR uh BOL ihk», adjective. Geometry. 1. having the form of a parabola: »a parabolic orbit. He compelled the frothy liquor…to spout forth from one glass and descend into the other, in a great parabolic curve (Hawthorne). 2. having… …   Useful english dictionary

• di´a|bol´i|cal|ly — di|a|bol|ic «DY uh BOL ihk», adjective. 1. like the Devil; very cruel or wicked; devilish; fiendish: »The police discovered a diabolic plot to poison the city s drinking water. SYNONYM(S): satanic. 2. of or having to do with the Devil or devils.… …   Useful english dictionary

• cat´a|bol´i|cal|ly — cat|a|bol|ic «KAT uh BOL ihk», adjective. of or exhibiting catabolism. –cat´a|bol´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• hy´per|bol´i|cal|ly — hy|per|bol|ic «HY puhr BOL ihk», adjective. 1. like hyperbole; using hyperbole; exaggerated; exaggerating. 2. of or having to do with hyperbolas: »a hyperbolic curve, hyperbolic conoids. –hy´per|bol´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• met´a|bol´i|cal|ly — met|a|bol|ic «MEHT uh BOL ihk», adjective. having to do with or produced by metabolism: »The hormone was used to treat both hypothyroidism and metabolic insufficiency (Science News Letter). –met´a|bol´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• di|a|bol|i|cal — «DY uh BOL uh kuhl», adjective. = diabolic. (Cf. ↑diabolic) …   Useful english dictionary

• hy|per|bol|i|cal — «HY puhr BOL uh kuhl», adjective. = hyperbolic. (Cf. ↑hyperbolic) …   Useful english dictionary

• di´a|bol´i|cal|ness — di|a|bol|ic «DY uh BOL ihk», adjective. 1. like the Devil; very cruel or wicked; devilish; fiendish: »The police discovered a diabolic plot to poison the city s drinking water. SYNONYM(S): satanic. 2. of or having to do with the Devil or devils.… …   Useful english dictionary

• sym|bol´i|cal|ness — sym|bol|ic «sihm BOL ihk», adjective. 1. used as a symbol: »A lily is symbolic of purity. SYNONYM(S): emblematic, representative. 2. of a symbol; expressed by a symbol or set of symbols; using symbols: »Writing is a symbolic form of expression.… …   Useful english dictionary

• sym|bol´i|cal|ly — sym|bol|ic «sihm BOL ihk», adjective. 1. used as a symbol: »A lily is symbolic of purity. SYNONYM(S): emblematic, representative. 2. of a symbol; expressed by a symbol or set of symbols; using symbols: »Writing is a symbolic form of expression.… …   Useful english dictionary

• sym|bol|i|cal — «sihm BOL uh kuhl», adjective. = symbolic. (Cf. ↑symbolic) …   Useful english dictionary