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indexterously

indexterously adverb: in an indexterous manner.

Adverb

indexterously (comparative more indexterously, superlative most indexterously)

  1. In an indexterous manner.
    • The foundation of the thing rests wholly indexterously freeing the matter of its superfluous moisture, and bringing it out of a semi-fluid state, wherein it is always exposed to a farther fermentation, or destructive alteration;1761, Peter Shaw, Essays for the Improvement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, page 93
    • Masked type have been used in place of quadrats, and in one instance so indexterously that the strange word ' idiotime' has crept into the text.1864, The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Review

Forms of indexterously

comparativemore indexterously
superlativemost indexterously

Origin of indexterously

From indexterous + -ly.

Questions about indexterously

What does indexterously mean?
Indexterously means in an indexterous manner.
What part of speech is indexterously?
Indexterously is an adverb.

Words near indexterously in the dictionary

  1. indexings
  2. indexless
  3. indexlike
  4. indexterity
  5. indexterous
  6. indexterously
  7. indextrinoid
  8. indextrous
  9. Indi
  10. india
  11. India ebony

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