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sessilely

/ˈsɛs.aɪl.li/

sessilely adverb: in a sessile manner.

Adverb

sessilely (comparative more sessilely, superlative most sessilely)

  1. In a sessile manner.
    • The species, so far as the shape of the lorica is concerned, resembles the sessilely attached fresh-water Salpingaeca fusiformis, S. K., but is excluded from the section to which Kent has relegated the latter, by the possession of the pedicle.1886, Journal of the Trenton Natural History Society, volume 1, page 138

Forms of sessilely

comparativemore sessilely
superlativemost sessilely

Origin of sessilely

From sessile + -ly.

Questions about sessilely

What does sessilely mean?
Sessilely means in a sessile manner.
What part of speech is sessilely?
Sessilely is an adverb.
How do you pronounce sessilely?
Sessilely is pronounced /ˈsɛs.aɪl.li/.

Words near sessilely in the dictionary

  1. sessile
  2. sessile bellwort
  3. sessile bellworts
  4. sessile oak
  5. sessile oaks
  6. sessilely
  7. sessileness
  8. sessility
  9. sessing
  10. session
  11. session ale

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