"telegraphically" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more telegraphically [comparative], most telegraphically [superlative]
Etymology: telegraphic + -ally Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|telegraphic|ally}} telegraphic + -ally Head templates: {{en-adv}} telegraphically (comparative more telegraphically, superlative most telegraphically)
  1. By means of telegraphy.
    Sense id: en-telegraphically-en-adv-mwkJU-F6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ally Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ally: 87 13
  2. In the concise style of a telegraph.
    Sense id: en-telegraphically-en-adv-8sklPe~j

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