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sublingually

sublingually adverb: under the tongue.

Adverb

sublingually (not comparable)

  1. Under the tongue.
    • The medicine was administered sublingually.

Origin of sublingually

From sublingual + -ly.

Questions about sublingually

What does sublingually mean?
Sublingually means under the tongue.
What part of speech is sublingually?
Sublingually is an adverb.

Words near sublingually in the dictionary

  1. sublingua
  2. sublinguae
  3. sublingual
  4. sublingual gland
  5. sublingual glands
  6. sublingually
  7. sublinguals
  8. sublinguistic
  9. sublining
  10. sublinings
  11. sublink

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