aborally

aborally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English ab-
English oral
English aboral
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English aborally

    From aboral + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    Adverb

    aborally (comparative more aborally, superlative most aborally)

    1. In an aboral way; away from the mouth. [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]

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    References

    1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aborally”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

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