spirally

spirally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English spiral
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 spirally

    From spiral + -ly.

    Adverb

    spirally (not comparable)

    1. In a spiral fashion.
      • 1862, Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening - Volume 3, page 163:
        The bees always alighten at the bottom of the spike, and, crawling spirally up it, sucked one flower after the other.
      a spirally grooved surface
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