pyrotechnicallyadv.
/ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtɛknᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌpaɪroʊˈtɛknək(ə)li/ With regard to pyrotechny; by pyrotechnical means; in a pyrotechnical manner (chiefly figurative).
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pyrotechnically1804
1804 Times 3 Oct. 2/6 Amusing himself with a quantity of gun-powder he had procured, and which he had converted into what is pyrotechnically called a devil.
1867 E. Dowden Contemp. Rev. VI. 51 He can mention 1789 without exploding pyrotechnically.
1913 Yuma (Arizona) Examiner 1 Oct. 7/5 A resume of the Pacific's development will be displayed pyrotechnically. The fireworks plans are the biggest ever made in the West.
1946 F. Eldridge Wrath in Burma 74 The gang which flew wildly and caroused pyrotechnically at Rangoon while the RAF cruised around giving top cover would soon be gone forever.
1996 New Statesman 26 July 46/1 Whatever else he was, R D Laing was a pyrotechnically gifted analyst and writer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1804- to and from
- to anhang and todraw
- to annoy of
- to anoint a person's etc
- to anoint a person's fist
- to anoint a person's hand
- to anoint a person's palm
- to anoint with indian oil
- to answer back
- to answer for itself
- to answer for oneself
- to answer generals
- to answer in monosyllables
- to answer in the affirmative
- to answer nay
- to answer one's end(s
- to answer one's purpose
- to answer over
- to answer the call
- to answer the last call
- to answer the question
- to answer to her helm
- to answer to the description of
- to answer to the helm
- to answer to the name of