apically

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adverb

In an apical manner or direction; towards an apex.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English apical →
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Meanings

adverbapically (comparative more apically, superlative most apically)

comparative more apically · superlative most apically

  1. In an apical manner or direction; towards an apex.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  2. Proto-Italic*apeks
  3. Latinapex
  4. Englishapic-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Englishapical
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. Englishapically

From apical + -ly.

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Translations

Italian apicalmente
  • apicalmentein an apical manner or direction
Portuguese apicalmente
  • apicalmentein an apical manner or direction
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apically.

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