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HYPNOTICALLY
hypnotically
(adverb) by means of hypnotism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
hypnotically (not comparable)
In a hypnotic manner.
By using hypnotism.
Source: Wiktionary
HYPNOTIC
Hyp*not"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. somnus, and E. somnolent: cf. F. hypnotique.]
1. Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific.
2. Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism; liable to hypnotism; as, a hypnotic condition.
Hyp*not"ic, n.
1. Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic.
2. A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to, hypnotism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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