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Psychedelic vs Psychedelically - What's the difference?

psychedelic | psychedelically |

As an adjective psychedelic

is of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.

As a noun psychedelic

is any psychoactive substance (such as lsd or psilocybin) which, when consumed]], causes [[perception|perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.

As an interjection psychedelic

is awesome, cool, groovy.

As an adverb psychedelically is

in a psychedelic manner.

psychedelic

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.
  • Having bright colours, abstract shapes, etc. reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations or distortions of perception.
  • Synonyms

    * (of hallucinations) trippy * (having bright colours) multi-coloured

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed]], causes [[perception, perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.
  • Interjection

    psychedelic !
  • awesome, cool, groovy
  • psychedelically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a psychedelic manner.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 2, author=Jon Pareles, title=Pop Music and the War: The Sound of Resignation, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=Iraq may be turning into a quagmire and civil war like Vietnam, but the current war has not inspired talk of generationwide rebellion (perhaps because there’s no draft to pit young against old) or any colorful, psychedelically defiant counterculture. }}