Definition of "elastically" [e•las•tic•al•ly]

• In an elastic manner (adverb)

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• "If we are to group him at all, it must be with the essayists, using that term elastically enough to include with him our own Irving, and such Englishmen as Swift and Carlyle."
• "Resilience is defined, in physics, as the capacity of some material to absorb energy and respond elastically so as to retain its integrity and not become deformed as a result of the forces it is subject to."
• "As to your point two, I would expect that the group most likely to save rather than spend is the same group that will be paying the bills and they supply, arguably, labor more elastically, and have a lower MPS."