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sidely

adj

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *sēy-✻ — “to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit”
  2. inherited from *sīdaz✻ — “drooping, hanging, low, excessive, extra”
  3. inherited from *sīd✻
  4. inherited from sīd — “wide, broad, spacious, ample, extensive, vast, far-reaching”
  5. inherited from side
  6. suffixed as sidely — “side + ly”

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the side (of something)

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

    • “[…] The evidence of that philosophy is found in its perennial focus on a 'this-sidely' world and an 'other-sidely' world.”

  2. To the side

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

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