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rearwardly

rearwardly adverb: extending in a rearward manner. Positioned to the rear of an object.

Adverb

rearwardly (comparative more rearwardly, superlative most rearwardly)

  1. Extending in a rearward manner. Positioned to the rear of an object.

Forms of rearwardly

comparativemore rearwardly
superlativemost rearwardly

Origin of rearwardly

From rearward + -ly.

Questions about rearwardly

What does rearwardly mean?
Rearwardly means extending in a rearward manner. Positioned to the rear of an object.
What part of speech is rearwardly?
Rearwardly is an adverb.

Words near rearwardly in the dictionary

  1. rearview cameras
  2. rearview mirror
  3. rearview mirrors
  4. rearviews
  5. rearward
  6. rearwardly
  7. rearwardmost
  8. rearwardness
  9. rearwards
  10. reas
  11. reascend

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