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anteriourly

anteriourly is the rare spelling of anteriorly.

Meaning of anteriorly

Adverb

anteriorly (comparative more anteriorly, superlative most anteriorly)

  1. before (in time)
  2. in front (in position)
  3. towards the anterior
    • Margin of dolon curling smoothly to distal margin of velum both anteriorly and posteriorly, but dolonal margins not in contact when valves closed.1977, Murray John Copeland, Early Paleozoic Ostracoda from Southwestern District of Mackenzie and Yukon Territory, page 30

Forms of anteriourly

comparativemore anteriourly
superlativemost anteriourly

Origin of anteriourly

From anteriour + -ly.

Questions about anteriourly

What is anteriourly the rare spelling of?
Anteriourly is the rare spelling of anteriorly.

Words near anteriourly in the dictionary

  1. anteriormost
  2. anteriorness
  3. anteriorward
  4. anterioseptal
  5. anteriour
  6. anteriourly
  7. anterioventral
  8. anterity
  9. anternet
  10. antero-
  11. antero-internal

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