adv
Meaning 1
In a horizontal direction or position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Japanese can be written horizontally as well as vertically.
Meaning relationships
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adv
In a horizontal direction or position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
In a horizontal manner (any sense).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adverb
in a horizontal direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English horizontal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English horizontally From horizontal + -ly.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.