telephonically
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From telephonic + -ally.
Adverb
[edit]telephonically (not comparable)
- Using a telephone, by means of a telephone.
- 2011, Angela Russell, “Keeping House”, in Thatcher’s Children: An Account of Growing Up and Surviving in the 1980s, [Tyneside]: Grimalhame Press, →ISBN, chapter 2 (Staying In), page 28:
- Having a telephone was a novelty; the cat certainly thought so as Charlie would yowl every time it rang, just in case the “bring bring” sound was not sufficient enough to bring to your attention that someone was attempting to contact you telephonically.