Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a convex form: as, a body convexly conical.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a convex form.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a convex manner

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a convex way

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word convexly.

Examples

  • Currently Overcow feels best when snuggled with her neck against my forearm, her belly against me, and her little convexly-curved legs lightly snuggling my chest.

    2010 June | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2010

  • Currently Overcow feels best when snuggled with her neck against my forearm, her belly against me, and her little convexly-curved legs lightly snuggling my chest.

    Day 4 with the Overcow | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2010

  • Currently Overcow feels best when snuggled with her neck against my forearm, her belly against me, and her little convexly-curved legs lightly snuggling my chest.

    Day 4 with the Overcow | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2010

  • Concaving now convexly to the semidemihemispheres and, from the female angle, music minnestirring, were the subligate sisters, P. and Q.,

    Finnegans Wake 2006

  • Now - take your juiced lemon outers, squeeze them convexly, so the rind expels their lemon oil, and toss them in with the chicken.

    What I cooked last night. 2004

  • Now - take your juiced lemon outers, squeeze them convexly, so the rind expels their lemon oil, and toss them in with the chicken.

    What I cooked last night. 2004

  • Now - take your juiced lemon outers, squeeze them convexly, so the rind expels their lemon oil, and toss them in with the chicken.

    Archive 2004-04-01 2004

  • For man bends his legs convexly, a bird has his bent concavely; again, man bends his arms and legs in opposite directions, for he has his arms bent convexly, but his legs concavely.

    On the Gait of Animals 2002

  • For he bends his arms concavely and his legs convexly.

    On the Gait of Animals 2002

  • For man bends his legs convexly, a bird has his bent concavely; again, man bends his arms and legs in opposite directions, for he has his arms bent convexly, but his legs concavely.

    On the Gait of Animals 2002

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.