Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorsally

/dˈɔɹsəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: dor-sal-ly
IPA: /dˈɔɹsəli/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Towards the dorsal side.

Example Sentences

"The origin of each tube is situated closer to the older of each two consecutive varices, and the tube is bent dorsally and slightly posteriorly."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dorsal 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 dorsally From dorsal + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more dorsally (comparative) most dorsally (superlative)

Derived Forms

anteriodorsally labiodorsally mesodorsally middorsally proximodorsally retrodorsally superodorsally temporodorsally

Questions

How do you pronounce dorsally?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɔɹsəli/.
What does dorsally mean?: Towards the dorsal side.
Where does dorsally come from?: Etymology tree English dorsal 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 dorsally From dorsal + -ly.

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