phonetically
advUK /fəˈnɛtɪkli/ · CA, US /fəˈnɛtɪkli/
Etymology From phonetic + -ally.
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In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling.
- The hard words in the passage have been spelled phonetically.
- Equipment on a warship set to be upgraded or disposed of was given the code AT-6, or phonetically “eighty-six”.2025 May 16, Edward Helmore, “What does ‘8647’ really mean? Not what Trump’s supporters are saying”, in The Guardian:
- Derived terms
- nonphonetically