obversely, adv.
(əbˈvɜːslɪ)
[f. prec. + -ly2. In Nat. Hist. after mod.L. obversè.]
In an obverse form or manner; with an adj. of shape = ob- 2.
| 1752 Sir J. Hill Hist. Anim. 565 The tailed Vespertilio, with a foliated and obversely cordated nose. 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Leaf, Obversely ovated Leaf,..a leaf of the same figure with the ovated leaf, only fixed to the petiole by its smaller end. Ibid. Botany Tab. 2, Leaves..Obversely-cordated. 1849 Johnston in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. No. 7. 368 An obversely conoid elongated vesicle. 1869 Jas. Mill's Hum. Mind II. xxiii. 324 note, And obversely, if a person acts [etc.]. |