fetally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English fetus

English -al

English fetal

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 fetally

From fetal + -ly.

Adverb

fetally (comparative more fetally, superlative most fetally)

1. In a fetal fashion; in the manner of a fetus
   • 2009 January 12, Gia Kourlas, Roslyn Sulcas, “Dance in Review”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A strange game at the table involves oranges and kitchen implements flying as one or two bored housemates read or slide fetally under the table.

2. In the fetal position

Anagrams

• Flatley