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🔄 In the opposite way 🪙 On the front side
obversely

obversely

1 9.9
On the front side of a coin or medal
  • adverb
  • /əˈvɜrslɪ/
  • Specialized
: anversamente
  • The ancient coin was obversely stamped with the emperor's profile.

Examples

  • Each medal is obversely decorated with a national symbol.

  • The award was obversely inscribed with the recipient's name and the date.

  • Look at the coin obversely!

  • You can view the medal obversely.

  • The ancient coin was obversely stamped with the emperor's profile.

  • Each medal is obversely decorated with a national symbol.

  • The award was obversely inscribed with the recipient's name and the date.

Synonyms

anteriorly
vsobversely
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Toward the front of the body or a body part

applies to a front surface of objects rather than anatomical use
forwardly
vsobversely
  • Archaic
1 5.1

Toward the front

refers specifically to the front surface of an object rather than movement

Surface Forms

obversely positive

Morphology

obversely = obverse (transparent) = obverse + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'obverse' meaning relating to the front/obverse side; the spatial/directional sense is directly predictable.

Etymology

Obversely comes from the word obverse, made of ob- 'toward' and verse 'turn', like in reverse. So if something is marked obversely, it is on the side 'turned toward' you — the front face of a coin or medal.