sidely
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English *sideli (adj), sideli (adverb), equivalent to side + -ly. Cognate with German seitlich (“lateral”). Compare also sideling.
Adjective
[edit]sidely (comparative more sidely, superlative most sidely)
- (rare, nonstandard) Of or relating to the side (of something); lateral.
- 2001, Torben Riise, The Eyes of The Sphinx:
- “ […] The evidence of that philosophy is found in its perennial focus on a 'this-sidely' world and an 'other-sidely' world.”
Adverb
[edit]sidely (not comparable)
- (rare, nonstandard) To the side; sideways; laterally; sideling; obliquely; indirectly.
- 1964, Hubert Selby Jr., Last Exit to Brooklyn, New York: Grove Press:
- […] satisfying her homosexuality with the keeping of a secret scrapbook of pictures of favorite male actors or athletes or by supervising the activities of young boys or visiting turkish[sic] baths or mens[sic] locker rooms, leering sidely while seeking protection behind a carefully guarded guise of virility […]