In the manner or pattern of anapests; according to anapestic meter or rhythm.
From 'anapestic' + '-ly' (in the manner of). A standard formation of an adverb from an adjective describing metrical patterns.
This adverb lets linguists and poets precisely describe how verse moves—'The poem moves anapestically forward'—capturing the galloping feeling that makes certain poems almost musical!
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