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English
Etymology
From Middle English *sideli (adj), sideli (adverb), equivalent to side + -ly. Cognate with German seitlich (“lateral”). Compare also sideling.
Adjective
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
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 baths or mens locker rooms, leering sidely while seeking protection behind a carefully guarded guise of virility […]
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