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dorsally

dorsally adverb: towards the dorsal side.

Adverb

dorsally (comparative more dorsally, superlative most dorsally)

  1. Towards the dorsal side.
    • The origin of each tube is situated closer to the older of each two consecutive varices, and the tube is bent dorsally and slightly posteriorly.1976, George E. Radwin, Murex Shells of the World: An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae

Forms of dorsally

comparativemore dorsally
superlativemost dorsally

Origin of dorsally

From dorsal + -ly.

Words formed from dorsally

Questions about dorsally

What does dorsally mean?
Dorsally means towards the dorsal side.
What part of speech is dorsally?
Dorsally is an adverb.

Words near dorsally in the dictionary

  1. dorsalizations
  2. dorsalize
  3. dorsalized
  4. dorsalizes
  5. dorsalizing
  6. dorsally
  7. dorsalmost
  8. dorsals
  9. dorsalward
  10. dorsalwards
  11. dorsar

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