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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