Olympically

English

Etymology

From Olympic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

Olympically (comparative more Olympically, superlative most Olympically)

1. In a way that is characteristic of the Olympic Games.

   Synonym: Olympianly

   • 1971, Richard D. Mandell, The Nazi Olympics, page 79:

     The expected debate, then, was never presented to the membership of the A.A.U. and the inspired defenders of a less Olympically disposed sporting ideal were not permitted oratorically to clarify their position.

   • 2006, Jesús Díaz, The Initials of the Earth, page 242:

     They were dying with laughter about Kindelan's crazy house: crazy swimmers Olympically diving into empty pools, crazy painters hanging from their brushes, […]

Further reading

• “Olympically”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.