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sidely en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English *sideli (adjective), sideli (adverb), equivalent to side + -ly. Cognate with German seitlich (“lateral”). Compare also sideling.
Meanings
(nonstandard, rare) Of or relating to the side (of something); lateral.
“[…] The evidence of that philosophy is found in its perennial focus on a 'this-sidely' world and an 'other-sidely' world.” 2001, Torben Riise, The Eyes of The Sphinx:
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most sidely
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more sidely
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sidely en · ADV
Etymology
From Middle English *sideli (adjective), sideli (adverb), equivalent to side + -ly. Cognate with German seitlich (“lateral”). Compare also sideling.
Meanings
(nonstandard, not-comparable, rare) To the side; sideways; laterally; sideling; obliquely; indirectly.
[…] 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 […] 1964, Hubert Selby Jr., Last Exit to Brooklyn, New York: Grove Press: