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fetally

adv

Etymology

From fetal + -ly.

  1. learned borrowing from fētus — “offspring”
  2. suffixed as fetal — “fetus + al”
  3. suffixed as fetally — “fetal + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a fetal fashion

    In a fetal fashion; in the manner of a fetus

    • A strange game at the table involves oranges and kitchen implements flying as one or two bored housemates read or slide fetally under the table.

  2. In the fetal position

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA