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oblately

oblately adverb: in an oblate manner.

Adverb

oblately (comparative more oblately, superlative most oblately)

  1. In an oblate manner.
    • oblately spheroidal

Forms of oblately

comparativemore oblately
superlativemost oblately

Origin of oblately

From oblate + -ly.

Questions about oblately

What does oblately mean?
Oblately means in an oblate manner.
What part of speech is oblately?
Oblately is an adverb.

Words near oblately in the dictionary

  1. oblata
  2. oblate
  3. oblate spheroid
  4. oblate spheroids
  5. oblated
  6. oblately
  7. oblateness
  8. oblatenesses
  9. oblates
  10. oblati
  11. oblating

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