单词 | mesmerically |
释义 | mesmericallyadv. By means of mesmerism; (hence) in a mesmeric, hypnotic, or captivating manner; hypnotically. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adverb] > by means of mesmerism mesmerically1840 hypnotically1883 1840 C. H. Townshend Facts in Mesmerism ii. ii. 115 A cousin of mine could not be influenced by me mesmerically. 1844 Southern Q. Rev. Apr. 522 He was put to sleep mesmerically in four minutes and a half. 1875 Overland Monthly Apr. 350/1 Cavalier is..mesmerically affected by personal surroundings which breathe of her presence. a1933 J. Galsworthy End of Chapter (1934) iii. viii. 655 He was as formidable, shameless and mesmerically implacable as a cat. 1976 Gramophone Sept. 416/2 The first movement of No.85 is mesmerically gripping. 1990 C. Paglia Sexual Personae xxii. 594 He tries this again in the accusation scene, where he mesmerically stares at Billy, a daemonic eye-intercourse Melville borrows from Hawthorne. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1840 |
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