antarctically

antarctically

English

Etymology

From Antarctic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

antarctically (not comparable)

  1. In an Antarctic manner or direction.
    • 1862 December 4, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round:
      If, on the other hand, we drifted antarctically, we ran the risk of being hopelessly frozen up, in regions far beyond the haunts of any human creature.
  2. In a way similar to Antarctica; bitterly (cold).
    • 2005, Alison Linstead, Organization and Identity, page 215:
      'To crack a tinny' is to open a cold can of beer—always antarctically cold, never warm.
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