symbolically

1. 1.

   in a symbolic manner

   “symbolically accepted goals”
2. 2.

   by means of symbols

   “symbolically expressed”

Questions about symbolically

What does symbolically mean?

symbolically means "in a symbolic manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in symbolically?

symbolically has 5 syllables: sym-bo-li-cal-ly. The stress falls on "bo". In IPA it is /sɪmˈbɑlɪkəli/.

Is symbolically a common word?

symbolically is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.