telephonically
Via voice call
By telephone.
The adverb is formal and appears mainly in legal, bureaucratic, or business contexts: The parties may conduct hearings telephonically.
In everyday speech, people say by phone or over the phone instead.
Stationary wired telephone
- handsetHeld telephone component
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- switchboardTelephone routing panel
- PBXPrivate branch exchange
voicemail · cordless · rotary · touchtone · keypad · cellular · headset · intercom
Exchange of spoken ideas
- callContact by phone
- speakProduce words aloud
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- discussTalk about thoroughly
converse · dialogue · exchange · interview · notify · inform · contact · reach
One who talks
- earpieceSpeaker worn in-ear
- volumeAmount of space filled
- clarityState of being understandable
- staticWithout motion or change
interference · muffled · reception · signal · transmission · hearing · listening · voice
Across great distances
- remoteDistant or controller
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- overseasIn foreign countries
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
interstate · transoceanic · roaming · toll-free · STD
landline
Stationary wired telephone
- handsetHeld telephone component
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- switchboardTelephone routing panel
PBX · voicemail · cordless · rotary · touchtone · keypad · cellular · headset · intercom · telecommunications
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
discuss · converse · dialogue · exchange · interview · notify · inform · contact · reach · consult
speaker
One who talks
static · interference · muffled · reception · signal · transmission · hearing · listening · voice · tone
long-distance
Across great distances
- remoteDistant or controller
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- overseasIn foreign countries
cross-country · interstate · transoceanic · roaming · toll-free · STD
telephonicallyin person
Bodily present somewhere
face-to-face · in the flesh · in writing · personally · physically
phone, telephone, microphone, cell phone, megaphone, smartphone, telephoned, telephones, headphones