tantricallyadv.
/ˈtantrᵻkli/, /ˈtʌntrᵻkli/, U.S. /ˈtɑntrək(ə)li/, /ˈtəntrək(ə)li/, /ˈtæntrək(ə)li/ By means of or in accordance with Tantrism; in a Tantric manner.Frequently with reference or allusion to sexual practices associated with, or held to be characteristic of, Tantrism; cf. Tantric adj. 2.
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1936 Indian Hist. Q. Dec. 673 The invocation of the goddess Parvatī on a properly, I mean, tantrically made seat.
1998 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 61 360/2 They use tantrically trained Newar rājopādhyāya brahmins as intermediaries to enable them to honour Bhagavati.
2016 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 12 June 13 A surprisingly vivid sex scene with a tantrically inclined bachelor..that is very funny.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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adv.1936- counterantidote
- counterapostle
- counterappeal
- counterappellant
- counterapproach
- counterarch
- counterarched
- counterargue
- counterargued
- counterargues
- counterarguing
- counterargument
- counterargumentation
- counterarguments
- counterart
- counterassociation
- counterassurance
- counterattack
- counterattacked
- counterattacker
- counterattackers
- counterattacking
- counterattacks
- counterattestation
- counterattired