sidely

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English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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sidely (comparative more sidely, superlative most sidely)

  1. (rare, nonstandard) Of or relating to the side (of something); lateral.
    • 2001, Torben Riise, The Eyes of The Sphinx:
      [] The evidence of that philosophy is found in its perennial focus on a 'this-sidely' world and an 'other-sidely' world.”

Adverb

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sidely (not comparable)

  1. (rare, nonstandard) To the side; sideways; laterally; sideling; obliquely; indirectly.
    • 1964, Hubert Selby Jr., Last Exit to Brooklyn, New York: Grove Press:
      [] 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 []

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