In a manner that is characteristic of or resembles ballet; with graceful, fluid, and elegant movement.
From 'balletic' + the adverbial suffix '-ly' (forming adverbs from adjectives). The '-ly' suffix comes from Old English and transforms adjectives into adverbs that describe how actions are performed.
English loves to add '-ly' to almost any adjective to create adverbs—it's one of our most productive suffixes. We can create 'snappily,' 'weirdly,' 'balletically' on the fly, and people understand immediately!
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