Terrestrially

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Terrestrial \Ter*res"tri*al\, a. [L. terrestris, from terra the
     earth. See {Terrace}.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth;
        earthly; as, terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial."
        --1 Cor. xv. 40.
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     2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a
        terrestrial globe. "The dark terrestrial ball." --Addison.
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     3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state;
        sublunary; mundane.
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              Vain labors of terrestrial wit.       --Spenser.
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              A genius bright and base,
              Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. --Young.
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     4. Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging
        to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from
        trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents.
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              The terrestrial parts of the globe.   --Woodward.
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     5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the
        earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an
        astronomical telescope.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Ter*res"tri*al*ly}, adv. --
        {Ter*res"tri*al*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  terrestrially
       adv 1: in a worldly manner; "terrestrially changeable" [syn: {mundanely}]
       2: to a land environment; "terrestrially adapted"