anteriorly adjective
an·te·ri·or
The adjective form of anteriorly is anterior
A aDefinitions
- adjective anteriorly situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior). 1
- adjective anteriorly going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier: events anterior to the outbreak of war. 1
- adjective anteriorly Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, or labial. 1
- adjective anteriorly (in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body. 1
- adjective anteriorly (in humans) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of quadrupeds. 1
- adjective anteriorly Botany. on the front side and away from the main axis, as the lower lip of a flower. 1