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Definition of Oblongly
1. adv. In an oblong form.
Definition of Oblongly
1. Adverb. In an oblong orientation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oblongly
1. in an oblong manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oblongly
Literary usage of Oblongly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Flower Garden: Containing Coloured Figures and Descriptions of ...by Robert Sweet by Robert Sweet (1838)
"Vexillum oblongly cuneate, slightly retuse at the end, keeled at the back, and
channelled on the ... Wings oblongly linear, obtuse, with a very slender ..."
2. Cistinae: The Natural Order of Cistus, Or Rock-rose; Illustrated by Coloured by Robert Sweet (1830)
"Stem herbaceous? twisted at the base : branches slender, ascending, somewhat
forked, clothed with patches of ash-coloured wool ; leaves oblongly linear, ..."
3. The British Flower Garden, (series the Second): Containing Coloured Figures by Robert Sweet (1833)
"... oblongly-oval, nearly entire, or with a blunt notch or 2 on each side : those
higher up the stem oblongly-oval, tapering both to the base and point, ..."
4. A new pronouncing dictionary of the Spanish and English languages by Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena, Edward Gray, Juan L. Iribas (1902)
"Oblongo, mas largo que anc.ho.—s. Rectángulo que tiene los lados contiguos desiguales.
oblongly [eb'-leng-li], adv. En figura oblonga. ..."
5. American Druggist (1888)
"... better to use the point of a pen-knife, which causes the little holes to be
oblongly triangular. The holes should be pricked both vertically, ..."
6. A Dictionary of the Holy Bible by John Brown (1816)
"In tue middle of the outer court, but nearer to the west end, there was a court
for the priests and stretching oblongly, from west to east, ..."
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