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helically

helically adverb: in a helical manner, spirally.

Adverb

helically (comparative more helically, superlative most helically)

  1. In a helical manner, spirally.

Forms of helically

comparativemore helically
superlativemost helically

Origin of helically

From helical + -ly.

Words formed from helically

Questions about helically

What does helically mean?
Helically means in a helical manner, spirally.
What part of speech is helically?
Helically is an adverb.

Words near helically in the dictionary

  1. helical piles
  2. helical scan
  3. helical scans
  4. helical staircase
  5. helicality
  6. helically
  7. helicam
  8. helicams
  9. helicarionid
  10. helicarionids
  11. helicase

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