Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Parabolically /(păr`ȧ*bŏl"ĭ*kal*ly̆)/ · Par·a·bol·ic·al·ly · IPA 01 adv. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner. 1. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner. 2. In the form of a parabola.