interiorly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English interior

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English interiorly

From interior + -ly.

Adverb

interiorly (comparative more interiorly, superlative most interiorly)

1. In the interior part; internally; inwardly.

Antonyms

• exteriorly

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “interiorly”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “interiorly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.