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Meaning of Napoleonically | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C2

Definitions

In a Napoleonic manner.

Examples

“his hands being duly folded Napoleonically behind his back”
“Arrested with his hand in his breast pocket Napoleonically, he imbibed his slow, steady nourishment.”
“As the three generals met, Campbell’s soldiers raised a cheer, and Havelock, at the moment of his glory, greeted them Napoleonically.”
“His expression aloof, almost haughty, the fingers of his plastered right arm tucked Napoleonically in his shirt, he sat upright in the front seat […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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