Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anteriorly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
an-te-ri-or-ly
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

before (in time)

adv

in front (in position)

adv

towards the anterior

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English anterior 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 anteriorly From anterior + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more anteriorly (comparative) most anteriorly (superlative) anteriourly (alternative)

Derived Forms

dorsoanteriorly subanteriorly superoanteriorly ventroanteriorly

Antonyms

posteriorly

Questions

What does anteriorly mean?
before (in time)
Where does anteriorly come from?
Etymology tree English anterior 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 anteriorly From anterior + -ly.

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