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sidewardly

sidewardly adverb: in a sideward direction.

Adverb

sidewardly (comparative more sidewardly, superlative most sidewardly)

  1. In a sideward direction.
    • In violent temper he throws it sidewardly at the broken window.2010, Joshua Heeg, Dracol Draco: The Horror Within

Forms of sidewardly

comparativemore sidewardly
superlativemost sidewardly

Origin of sidewardly

From sideward + -ly.

Questions about sidewardly

What does sidewardly mean?
Sidewardly means in a sideward direction.
What part of speech is sidewardly?
Sidewardly is an adverb.

Words near sidewardly in the dictionary

  1. sidewalk superintendents
  2. sidewalks
  3. sidewall
  4. sidewalls
  5. sideward
  6. sidewardly
  7. sidewards
  8. sideway
  9. sideways
  10. sideways-on
  11. sidewheel

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