ADJACENTLY
Etymology
Adverb
adjacently (not comparable)
In such a way as to be adjacent.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*ja"cent*ly, adv.
Definition: So as to be adjacent.
ADJACENT
Ad*ja"cent, a. Etym: [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie
near; ad + jac to lie: cf. F. adjacent.]
Definition: Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on;
as, a field adjacent to the highway. "The adjacent forest." B.
Jonson. Adjacent or contiguous angle. (Geom.) See Angle.
Syn.
– Adjoining; contiguous; near.
– Adjacent, Adjoining, Contiguous. Things are adjacent when they
lie close each other, not necessary in actual contact; as, adjacent
fields, adjacent villages, etc.
I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles is peopled with
Christians. Howell.
Things are adjoining when they meet at some line or point of
junction; as, adjoining farms, an adjoining highway. What is spoken
of as contiguous should touch with some extent of one side or the
whole of it; as, a row of contiguous buildings; a wood contiguous to
a plain.
Ad*ja"cent, n.
Definition: That which is adjacent. [R.] Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition