Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: side-ly
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adv

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

Example Sentences

"“[…] The evidence of that philosophy is found in its perennial focus on a 'this-sidely' world and an 'other-sidely' world.”"
"[…] satisfying her homosexuality with the keeping of a secret scrapbook of pictures of favorite male actors or athletes or by supervising the activities of young boys or visiting turkish^([sic]) baths or mens^([sic]) locker rooms, leering sidely while seeking protection behind a carefully guarded guise of virility […]"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Suffix: side

Inflected Forms

more sidely (comparative) most sidely (superlative)

Questions

What does sidely mean?: Of or relating to the side (of something); lateral.
Where does sidely come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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