allegorically

1. 1.

   in an allegorical manner

   “the play ended allegorically”

Questions about allegorically

What does allegorically mean?

allegorically means "in an allegorical manner".

How many syllables are in allegorically?

allegorically has 6 syllables and divides as al-le-go-ri-cal-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is allegorically a common word?

allegorically is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.