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fetally

fetally adverb: in a fetal fashion; in the manner of a fetus.

Adverb

fetally (comparative more fetally, superlative most fetally)

  1. In a fetal fashion; in the manner of a fetus
    • A strange game at the table involves oranges and kitchen implements flying as one or two bored housemates read or slide fetally under the table.2009 January 12, Gia Kourlas, Roslyn Sulcas, “Dance in Review”, in New York Times
  2. In the fetal position

Forms of fetally

comparativemore fetally
superlativemost fetally

Origin of fetally

From fetal + -ly.

Questions about fetally

What does fetally mean?
Fetally means in a fetal fashion; in the manner of a fetus.
What part of speech is fetally?
Fetally is an adverb.

Words near fetally in the dictionary

  1. fetal alcohol syndrome
  2. fetal alcohol syndromes
  3. fetal position
  4. fetal positions
  5. fetalization
  6. fetally
  7. fetas
  8. fetation
  9. fetations
  10. fetch
  11. fetch a compass

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