|sīkə|läjə̇k(ə)lē, -jēk-, -li adverb
Etymology: psycho- + logical + -ly
1. : in a psychological manner
solve a problem psychologically
a psychologically sound practice
2. : mentally
war which caught them in its toils either psychologically or physically — G.P.Meyer
3.
a. : from the standpoint of psychology : in terms of psychology
attempt to classify poetry psychologically — Gerald Brenan
a drastic and a psychologically dangerous experiment in planned migration — Stuart Chase
b. : by employing psychology
has all the time to nurse them psychologically — Trained Nurse & Hospital Review