Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posteriorly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: pos-te-ri-or-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

After (in time).

adv

Behind (in position).

adv

Towards the posterior.

Example Sentences

"Velum occurs as a narrow, rounded ridge forming the valve margin in lateral view, continuous posteriorly as the dolon in females."
"Margin of dolon curling smoothly to distal margin of velum both anteriorly and posteriorly, but dolonal margins not in contact when valves closed."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *posteros Latin posterus Latin posteriorbor. English posterior 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 posteriorly From posterior + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more posteriorly (comparative) most posteriorly (superlative) posteriourly (alternative)

Derived Forms

inferoposteriorly lateroposteriorly medioposteriorly mesioposteriorly mesoposteriorly proximoposteriorly subposteriorly superoposteriorly

Antonyms

anteriorly

Questions

What does posteriorly mean?: After (in time).
Where does posteriorly come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *posteros Latin posterus Latin posteriorbor. English posterior 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 posteriorly From posterior + -ly.

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