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insidely

insidely adverb: in an inside or internal manner; internally.

Adverb

insidely (comparative more insidely, superlative most insidely)

  1. In an inside or internal manner; internally.
    • You say something outsidely rude and insidely civil about its being my choice to edit; […]1843, John Warden Robberds, Robert Southey, Sir Walter Scott, A memoir of the life and writings of the late William Taylor
    • That is mentally—outsidely, but not insidely. You have not relaxed down through your body at all.1920, Willard Carver, Psycho-bio-physiology

Antonyms of insidely

  • outsidely

Forms of insidely

comparativemore insidely
superlativemost insidely

Origin of insidely

From inside + -ly.

Questions about insidely

What does insidely mean?
Insidely means in an inside or internal manner; internally.
What part of speech is insidely?
Insidely is an adverb.

Words near insidely in the dictionary

  1. inside-the-park homer
  2. inside-the-park homers
  3. inside-the-parker
  4. inside-the-parkers
  5. insideless
  6. insidely
  7. insideness
  8. insider
  9. insider baseball
  10. insider dealing
  11. insider dealings

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