"interfrastically" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more interfrastically [comparative], most interfrastically [superlative]
Etymology: Apparently formed from interphrastic + -ally. From a 1987 episode of the British television comedy Blackadder, in which Dr. Samuel Johnson boasts about his newly completed dictionary containing every word in the English language. Blackadder subsequently uses a number of newly-invented words to perplex him: "I shall return interfrastically". Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|interphrastic|-ally}} interphrastic + -ally Head templates: {{en-adv}} interfrastically (comparative more interfrastically, superlative most interfrastically)
  1. (informal, humorous) In the very next phrase; in a prompt manner. Wikipedia link: Blackadder, Samuel Johnson Tags: humorous, informal Synonyms: interphrastically Related terms: interphrasally
    Sense id: en-interfrastically-en-adv-7lqXWZ6G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ally

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