topicallyadv.
/ˈtɒpɪkəli/ In a topical manner.
1.
a. In respect to place; locally. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > place > [adverb] > in regard to a particular place
in loco1624
topically1648
locally1773
regionally1854
1648 J. Evelyn Let. 15 June in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 28 And now for the news. The scene is Essex, more topically Colchester.
b. Medicine. In respect to some particular part of the body.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > part of body > [adverb]
topically1646
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. iii. 109 Their dung and intestinall excretions..Topically applyed become a..Rubifying medecine. View more context for this quotation
1736 Compl. Family-piece i. i. 72 An excellent Medicine to be used Topically in Gleetings.
1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 100 Bleeding, either generally or topically, I never had recourse to.
1845 A. B. Garrod Essent. Materia Med. (1855) 23 It acts topically on the mucous membrane of the respiratory passages.
2. In reference to topics.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [adverb]
hereonc1175
in question1563
topically1881
1881 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 252 These letters are arranged topically not chronologically.
1896 W. D. Mackenzie in Chicago Advance 26 Mar. 445/1 A man who has only preached topically for five years.
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