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hinderly

hinderly adverb: in the hinder or rear position.

Adverb

hinderly (comparative more hinderly, superlative most hinderly)

  1. (archaic) In the hinder or rear position.
    • Before, and hinderly, the edges are toothed, and bended outward and upward.1685, Nehemiah Grew, Musaeum Regalis Societatis, page 36

Forms of hinderly

comparativemore hinderly
superlativemost hinderly

Origin of hinderly

From hinder + -ly.

Questions about hinderly

What does hinderly mean?
Hinderly means in the hinder or rear position.
What part of speech is hinderly?
Hinderly is an adverb.

Words near hinderly in the dictionary

  1. hinderling
  2. hinderlings
  3. hinderlins
  4. Hinderliter
  5. Hinderliters
  6. hinderly
  7. hinderment
  8. hinderments
  9. hindermost
  10. hinderpart
  11. hinderparts

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