English Explanatory Dictionary

sidely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to the side (of something); lateral.

adv

To the side; sideways; laterally; sideling; obliquely; indirectly.

Word forms

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Etymology

From Middle English *sideli (adjective), sideli (adverb), equivalent to side + -ly. Cognate with German seitlich (“lateral”). Compare also sideling.

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