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spirally en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English spiral Middle English -ly English -ly English spirally From spiral + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In a spiral fashion.
    • a spirally grooved surface
    • The bees always alighten at the bottom of the spike, and, crawling spirally up it, sucked one flower after the other. 1862, Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening - Volume 3, page 163: