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erectly

erectly

1 6.7
In an upright way with a straight back
  • adverb
  • /ɪˈrɛktli/
  • Archaic
translation icon : erguida
  • On the way home, my mother sat erectly, her two large hands on the top of the steering wheel.
  • sat erectly
  • stand erectly

Examples

  • At Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki noticed that one of her neighbors "was a tall, broad woman, taller than anyone in camp," who "walked erectly and wore an Aunt Jemima scarf around her head."

    Academic text (2003)

  • His master took a chair to the left of the nearest of the room's three fireplaces, while Harkor pulled up a chair behind him and perched on the edge, sitting as erectly as he stood.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • She sat erectly at the dining table, clearly engaged in the conversation.

  • He walked erectly with confidence as he entered the room full of guests.

  • The children stood erectly during the flag ceremony, showing respect for their country.

Synonyms

uprightly
vserectly
1 4.3

Sitting or standing with the body straight and vertical

describes a straight-backed manner focusing on posture not mere position

Antonyms

horizontally
25 3.2

In a flat, level direction from side to side

slouchingly
8.6

Move or sit with a bent back and low energy

How Upright

uprightly
1 4.3
erectly
  • Archaic
1 6.7

Surface Forms

erectly positive

Morphology

erectly = erect + erect (transparent) = erect + ly

Formed directly from the adjective 'erect' with the productive adverbial suffix '-ly'; meaning is straightforwardly 'in an upright manner'.

Etymology

The word erectly comes from the Latin verb erigere, which means 'to raise up', and it shares the root -rect- meaning 'straight', as in direct and correct. So to stand erectly is to stand 'straight up' or in an upright way.