magnetically
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6.0
- adverb
- /mæɡˈnɛtɪkli/
- She felt magnetically drawn to the beautiful landscape as soon as she arrived.
- magnetically drawn
- magnetically attracted
- magnetically attached
Examples
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I recognize in this reaction that something is in me, magnetically drawn towards the idea of that kind of love.
Blog text (26) -
These, if you like, islands that are supposed to magnetically attract capital.
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It's magnetically attracted to this place and it's heading straight for us.
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When one can grasp a sense of wonder, he or she becomes magnetically drawn to people, places, and ideas that radiate light and truth.
Blog text (15) -
Baines views them with suspicion, yet he is magnetically drawn to the spectacle.
Fiction book (1993) -
Your work will be magnetically attractive to readers to the extent that you can portray characters' ability to connect with and have an impact on each other.
Academic text (2010) -
To audiences, the result was so magnetically compelling that, in a period two decades before "YouTube," J.R. Ewing took "Dallas" viral.
Blog text (34) -
That Hope had chosen to wear white to Hunter's wedding was somewhat appropriate, considering they'd lost their virginity together and had, for as long as I'd known them, been magnetically drawn.
Fiction book (1998) -
The child was magnetically attracted to the colorful toys on display.
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He seemed magnetically pulled towards the stage, unable to look away from the performer.
Synonyms
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4.2
In a way that makes people feel very interested
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4.4
In a way that makes someone want something
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4.7
In a way that makes someone want it
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5.9
In a way that is attractive and makes people pay attention
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Magnetically comes from the same idea as magnet, the rock that 'pulls' iron, and people began to use that image for things or people that strongly attract others. So, magnetically can mean 'in a way that attracts' or 'with a strong, hard-to-resist pull'.