pontifically

English

Etymology

From pontifical +‎ -ly.

Adverb

pontifically (comparative more pontifically, superlative most pontifically)

1. In a pontifical manner; in the manner of a pope.
   • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 139:

     He slapped his documents open on the table and seated himself pontifically, with a certain imminent redness lurking behind the formality of his expression.

2. Whilst pontificating; with pontification.

Translations

in a pontifical manner

• French: pontificalement (fr)