Meaning & use

psychically

adverb·Advanced

In a way that relates to the mind, or through claimed powers beyond the normal senses.

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She claimed to know psychically that her brother was in danger before the phone rang.

The patient felt psychically drained after weeks of stress and poor sleep.

A note on using this word

Psychically most often refers to purported extrasensory perception; do not confuse it with 'physically,' which is a common misspelling.

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