Definition/Meaning of sympathetically

• English - Adverb: sympathetically ( comparative more sympathetically , superlative most sympathetically ) Owing to or showing evidence of "sympathy", or affinity; happening through or demonstrating correspondences , whether occult or physiological . 1851 , Herman Melville , Moby-Dick : I feel sure that here before me were assembled those , in whose unhealing hearts the sight of those bleak tablets sympathetically…
• English - Etymology: From sympathetical +‎ -ly .
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /sɪmpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)li/