antarctically

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English

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Etymology

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From Antarctic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

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antarctically (not comparable)

  1. In an Antarctic manner or direction.
    • December 4, 1862, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round
      If, on the other hand, we drifted antarctically, we ran the risk of being hopelessly frozen up, in regions far beyond the haunts of any human creature.
  2. in a way similar to Antarctica; bitterly (cold)
    • 2005, Alison Linstead, Organization and Identity, page 215:
      'To crack a tinny' is to open a cold can of beer—always antarctically cold, never warm.