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semantically

[ si-man-tik-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a way that relates to the different meanings of words or other signs or symbols:

    Humans have developed languages that are semantically rich and can cope easily with philosophical concepts.

  2. in a way that deliberately takes advantage of the connotations or associations attached to certain words:

    He deals with this bombing campaign semantically by saying it is “not a war” since there are “no hostile troops on the ground.”

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Other Words From

  • non·se·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
  • pseu·do·se·man·ti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of semantically1

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