NYT Dictionary

AXIALLY

/ˈæksiːəliː/
AdverbAX-i-al-lyax-i-al-ly · 4 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2025

Meaning

In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English axial 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 axially From axial + -ly.

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