Definition of Superiorly

1. adv. In a superior position or manner.

Definition of Superiorly

1. Adverb. In a superior manner. ¹

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Definition of Superiorly

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Superiorly

superior planet
superior pulmonary vein
superior rectus
superior rectus muscle
superior skill
superior tarsal
superior thalamostriate vein
superior thyroid vein
superior vena cava
superior vocal cord
superioress
superioresses
superiorities
superiority
superiority complex
superiorly (current term)
superiorness
superiors
superiorship
superiorships
superiour
superiourity
superiourly
superiours
superisation
superization
superizations
superjacent
superjail
superjails

Literary usage of Superiorly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The London Medical Gazette (1849)
"the right side in front is still distinctly duller superiorly than lower down ; but below the fourth rib the dulness inferiorly is greater than superiorly. ..."

2. Synopsis of American Wasps by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, Edward Norton (1875)
"Sab. United States. State of New York. III. Metathorax not produced superiorly beyond the ... A. Metathorax quite unarmed superiorly. 149. ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1900)
"superiorly the hinder margin of the ischium is roundly concaved, the lower part being convexed outward. Upon the aspect now under consideration we see that ..."

4. The Horse in the Stable and the Field: his Varieties, Management in Health by J. H. Walsh (1892)
"Anteriorly and superiorly it opens into the mouth and nasal cavities, from which it is separated by the soft palate and epiglottis. ..."

5. A Biennial Retrospect of Medicine, Surgery, and Their Allied Sciences, for by New Sydenham Society (1873)
"... a sort of rose which is surmounted by a delicate, flexible, hard-rubber probe four inches long, and to which the capote, or bag, is attached superiorly. ..."

6. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"The glans is imperforate, sensitive, and surrounded superiorly by a membranous fold, Fig. 003. ... superiorly ..."

7. The London Medical Gazette (1849)
"the right side in front is still distinctly duller superiorly than lower down ; but below the fourth rib the dulness inferiorly is greater than superiorly. ..."

8. Synopsis of American Wasps by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, Edward Norton (1875)
"Sab. United States. State of New York. III. Metathorax not produced superiorly beyond the ... A. Metathorax quite unarmed superiorly. 149. ..."

9. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1900)
"superiorly the hinder margin of the ischium is roundly concaved, the lower part being convexed outward. Upon the aspect now under consideration we see that ..."

10. The Horse in the Stable and the Field: his Varieties, Management in Health by J. H. Walsh (1892)
"Anteriorly and superiorly it opens into the mouth and nasal cavities, from which it is separated by the soft palate and epiglottis. ..."

11. A Biennial Retrospect of Medicine, Surgery, and Their Allied Sciences, for by New Sydenham Society (1873)
"... a sort of rose which is surmounted by a delicate, flexible, hard-rubber probe four inches long, and to which the capote, or bag, is attached superiorly. ..."

12. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"The glans is imperforate, sensitive, and surrounded superiorly by a membranous fold, Fig. 003. ... superiorly ..."

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