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adv

horizontally

adv
1
In a flat, level direction or position.
"Hold the phone horizontally to film in widescreen."
"The logs were stacked horizontally in the shed."

How to Use Horizontally

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishIn a flat, side-to-side direction, rather than up and down.

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Word Forms

more horizontally comparative, most horizontally superlative

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Hold the phone _____ to film in widescreen.

Etymology

From horizontal + -ly.

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