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triangularly

triangularly

1 4.7
In a way that involves three parts or has three sides
  • adverb
  • /traɪˈæŋɡjələrli/
  • Specialized
: triangularmente
  • The flags were displayed triangularly along the parade route to attract attention.

Examples

  • We placed the picnic blankets triangularly on the grass to maximize space.

  • The composition is triangularly organized.

    Blog text (32)

  • Way downtown, yes indeed, take the sharp turn that leads us triangularly toward the base of the Brooklyn Bridge.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The children arranged the chairs triangularly for the presentation.

Surface Forms

triangularly positive

Morphology

triangularly = triangular (transparent) = triangle + ar + ly

Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'triangular' by adding the productive suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

The word triangularly comes from tri- meaning 'three' and angle meaning 'corner', and the ending -ly makes it mean 'in the shape of a triangle'. So, to act triangularly is to arrange or move things with three points or people, like the three sides of a triangle.