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PRONUNCIATION OF RETRORSELY

retrorsely  [rɪˈtrɔːslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETRORSELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retrorsely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES RETRORSELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of retrorsely in the English dictionary

The definition of retrorsely in the dictionary is backwards.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETRORSELY


adversely
ædˈvɜːslɪ
antrorsely
ænˈtrɔːslɪ
coarsely
ˈkɔːslɪ
conversely
ˈkɒnvɜːslɪ
dextrorsely
ˈdekstrɔːslɪ
diffusely
dɪˈfjuːslɪ
diversely
daɪˈvɜːslɪ
hoarsely
ˈhɔːslɪ
introrsely
ɪnˈtrɔːslɪ
inversely
ˌɪnˈvɜːslɪ
loosely
ˈluːslɪ
obtusely
əbˈtjuːslɪ
parsley
ˈpɑːslɪ
perversely
pəˈvɜːslɪ
profusely
prəˈfjuːslɪ
reversely
rɪˈvɜːslɪ
sinistrorsely
ˈsɪnɪsˌtrɔːslɪ
sparsely
ˈspɑːslɪ
tersely
ˈtɜːslɪ
transversely
trænzˈvɜːslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETRORSELY

retroperitoneal
retrophilia
retrophiliac
retropulsion
retropulsive
retroreflection
retroreflective
retroreflector
retrorocket
retrorse
retrosexual
retrospect
retrospection
retrospective
retrospectively
retrospectiveness
retroussage
retroverse
retroversion
retrovert

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETRORSELY

aversely
basely
closely
concisely
densely
falsely
grandiosely
immensely
imprecisely
intensely
morosely
obversely
precisely
prepensely
purposely
rimosely
tensely
unwisely
verbosely
wisely

Synonyms and antonyms of retrorsely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retrorsely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETRORSELY

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Translator English - Chinese

反曲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retrorsely
570 millions of speakers

English

retrorsely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

retrorsely
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

retrorsely
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

retrorsely
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retrorsely
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

retrorsely
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

retrorsely
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retrorsely
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

retrorsely
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

retrorsely
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

retrorsely
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retrorsely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

retrorsely
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retrorsely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागे वळून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

retrorsely
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

retrorsely
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

retrorsely
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

retrorsely
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retrorsely
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

retrorsely
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

retrorsely
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retrorsely
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retrorsely
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retrorsely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETRORSELY»

The term «retrorsely» is used very little and occupies the 151.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETRORSELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retrorsely

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETRORSELY»

Discover the use of retrorsely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retrorsely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flora Capensis: Being a Systematic Description of the Plants ...
15); stem suffruticose, erect, branching, corymbose, retrorsely scaly ; leaves connate-perfoliate, subu- laU'-attenuate, ... acute, retrorsely scaly ; petals connate at base, lanceolate-spathulate, mucronate, spreading or revoluto ; styles subulate , ...
William Henry Harvey, O. W. Sonder, 1862
2
Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: ...
Leaves short-petiolate, the petioles sharply retrorsely barbed; blades sagittate at base, broadest at base thence gradually tapering to an acute tip, long-triangular in outline, 3-10 cm long and 1—3 cm wide at the base, strongly retrorsely barbed  ...
Robert K. Godfrey, Jean W. Wooten, 2011
3
Flora Europaea: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae)
Leaves (5-)30- 35x2-5-4 mm, in whorls of 6-10, narrowly oblanceolate, gradually narrowed into the long-awned apex, more or less hairy and setose above, the somewhat revolute margin and midrib retrorsely aculeolate. Inflorescence narrowly ...
T. G. Tutin, 1976
4
Flora Cestrica: An Herborizing Companion for the Young ...
pressed, or slender and 4-sided; pappus 2 to 4 or 5 rigid persistent retrorsely- hispid аыгпя. KeceptatU flnttisb ; chaff deciduous. Mostly алпиаХв: hates opposite, penninerved; flowers generally yellow. f Akeneejtai, with cüiaie margin* , not ...
William Darlington, 1853
5
Vascular Flora of Illinois
Stems smooth or retrorsely scabrous; margins of leaves with ascending cilia 14. G. triflorum 8. Stems retrorsely bristly; margins of leaves retrorsely scabrous 1. G. aparine 1. Fruits and ovaries smooth. 9. Plants erect. 10. Leaves in whorls of 4 3.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock, 2002
6
The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual
G. concinnum O. leaves elliptic or oblanceolate, retrorsely scabrous on the margins and midveins beneath G. asprellum M. leaves blunt, obtuse, or rounded P. corolla 4-lobed Q. cymes repeatedly branched, forming a many-flowered terminal ...
Ann Fowler Rhoads, Timothy A. Block, 2000
7
An Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States: Geraniaceae to ...
Annual, the stems branched from near the base, erect, 15-30 cm. high, retrorsely puberulent, usually purplish. Leaves lanceolate, 2-3.5 cm. long, narrowed at base to a short petiole, acute or obtusish at apex, rather densely puberulent on both ...
Le Roy Abrams, Roxana Stinchfield Ferris, 1923
8
Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States: Asteraceae
Achenes 3-4 angled, or often flat. Pappus of 2-4 retrorsely barbed awns. (n = 11, 12) Summer-fall, or all year southward. Low, wet places, sometimes in shallow water; NH to Fla, Tex, and tropical Am, mainly coastal, but occasionally inland, ...
Arthur Cronquist, 2001
9
A Flora of the Marshes of California
... cuneate and apically thickened, marginal and median angles mostly prominent and usually strongly callous-thickened, the body thus more or less 4-angled and quadrate in cross section, at least subapically, 5-6.5 mm. long, retrorsely hispid, ...
Herbert Louis Mason, 1957
10
Keys to the Flora of Arkansas
Petal blades acute to rounded or retuse, the midvein excurrent as a subapical, retrorsely barbellate bristle F. simplexVahl var. aristulata (Torr.) Krai 1. Plants perennial, with rhizomes; anthers ca. 0.9—2.0 mm long 3 3. Sepals bristles smooth ...
Edwin B. Smith, 1994

REFERENCE
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