hocus-ˈpocusly, adv.
[f. hocus-pocus a. + -ly2.]
In a ‘hocus-pocus’ manner; by jugglery.
| 1791 J. Lackington Mem. (1792) 107 Many of their hearers are not only methodistically convinced, or alarmed, but are also hocus pocusly converted. |
hocus-ˈpocusly, adv.
[f. hocus-pocus a. + -ly2.]
In a ‘hocus-pocus’ manner; by jugglery.
| 1791 J. Lackington Mem. (1792) 107 Many of their hearers are not only methodistically convinced, or alarmed, but are also hocus pocusly converted. |
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