hieroglyphically

9.9

In a way that uses picture symbols like ancient Egyptian writing to show meaning

adverb
/ˌhaɪəroʊˈɡlɪfɪkli/

Specialized

: jeroglíficamente

The message was hieroglyphically inscribed on an ancient tablet.

Examples

The ancient Egyptians communicated hieroglyphically.
Some symbols on the wall were hieroglyphically arranged to form a complex story.
Instructions were hieroglyphically encoded to conceal their true meaning.
Can you explain the symbols hieroglyphically?
The ancient Egyptians wrote hieroglyphically, using symbols to convey their stories and beliefs.
Archaeologists discovered that the tomb was decorated hieroglyphically, depicting scenes of daily life.
She learned to read the inscriptions hieroglyphically, which revealed insights into ancient cultures.

Synonyms

logogrammatically

vshieroglyphically

Specialized

9.9

Using symbols that stand for whole words in writing

is tied to a particular kind of writing symbols rather than general sign use

Antonyms

clearly

554 1.0

In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

simply

121 1.0

You do this in a plain way without extra things

How Pictorial

hieroglyphically

Specialized

9.9

pictorially

1 6.5

iconically

1 6.6

symbolically

23 6.0

abstractly

4 7.4

Surface Forms

hieroglyphically positive

Morphology

hieroglyphically = hieroglyphic (transparent) = hieroglyph + ic + ally

The adverb is formed by adding a standard adverbial suffix to the adjective 'hieroglyphic'; the relation is direct and inferable.

Etymology

The word hieroglyphically comes from Greek parts hieros 'sacred' and glyphein 'to carve', and is related to hieroglyph, the picture signs carved by ancient Egyptians. Think of carved pictures on a temple wall: to do something hieroglyphically is to write or arrange it in picture-like symbols, so it means 'in a manner relating to or like hieroglyphs'.