ventrolaterally

V4E1N1T1R1O1L1A1T1E1R1A1L1L1Y4

adjective

Both ventrally and laterally, or involving movement in this direction.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English ventrolateral →
Scrabble 21
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveventrolaterally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBoth ventrally and laterally, or involving movement in this direction.

Origin

  1. Englishventrolateral
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishventrolaterally

From ventrolateral + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lateroventrally
Cite this entry
APA

ventrolaterally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventrolaterally

MLA

“ventrolaterally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventrolaterally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ventrolaterally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventrolaterally.

Source: ventrolaterally on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.