atmospherically

In environmental terms

In a manner relating to atmosphere—either the gaseous envelope surrounding Earth or the mood of a place.

Weather phenomena occur atmospherically: Atmospherically, the conditions favored tornado formation.

In film or literature, something done atmospherically creates mood or ambiance: The scene was atmospherically lit with flickering candles.

meteorological

pressure

Force upon contact

precipitation · condensation · vapor · weather · density · moisture · tropospheric · stratospheric · ionospheric · ozone

mood

ethereal

Delicate beyond earthly measure

foreboding · serene · gloomy · sombre · mystical · nostalgic · oppressive · suspenseful · tranquil · dreamy

ambiance

misty

Obscured by vapor

luminous · twilight · dusk · gloaming · shimmer · vaporous · crepuscular · gauzy · candlelit · smoky

climate

greenhouse

Climate-controlled plant enclosure

warming · aerosols · particulates · pollutants · smog · industrial

Categories
Opposites
evocative quality

atmosphericallyflatly

Without expression or qualification

blandly · drily · prosaically · plainly · starkly

literal vs. figurative

atmosphericallyliterally

In exact terms

directly · explicitly · matter-of-factly · straightforwardly · prosaically

meteorological reference

atmosphericallyterrestrially

In a land-based way

geologically · subterraneously · underground · underwater · in space

Family

atmosphere, atmospheric, atmospheres, stratosphere, ionosphere, exosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

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