psychically

[ sahy-kik-lee ]

adverb

1. in a way that relates to the human soul or mind, or to mental phenomena; psychologically:

   I refuse to be psychically and emotionally manipulated by Hollywood and its manufactured, clichéd movie characters.

   Any change in the environment influences us both physically and psychically.

2. in a way that relates to phenomena outside natural or scientific knowledge; spiritually:

   Neptune is imaginative and dreamy, so when it shows up in a conjunction with the moon, it can make an individual psychically in tune with others.

3. by means of or in a way that relates to nonphysical or supernatural influences, forces, or powers:

   I'd love to be able to psychically find objects I misplace, or foresee negative events in my future to avoid.

Other Words From

• non·psy·chi·cal·ly adverb
• un·psy·chi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychically¹

psychical ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The state was simply too large and disparate — physically, psychically — for a lawmaker representing a tiny slice of the landscape to make the leap to statewide success.

From Los Angeles Times

What is more psychically exhausting, in fiction and I suppose in life, than the story of the double agent, the mole, the traitor embedded among those he’s working against?

From Los Angeles Times

For example, a photograph of Charles Darwin suggests life as a struggle — psychically and physically — which is certainly a theme here.

From New York Times

"After another few months of public defiance, the pressure Trump is under will finally take its toll, both physically and psychically."

From Salon

The Conjuring Universe is most frequently about faith, seeing and vision, both physically and psychically.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• intellectually
• psychologically