aerially
(adverb) by means of aircraft; āthe survey was carried out aeriallyā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aerially (comparative more aerially, superlative most aerially)
In an aerial manner.
Via the air, as in aerial transmission of diseases.
Source: Wiktionary
A*Ć«"ri*al*ly, adv.
Definition: Like, or from, the air; in an aƫrial manner. "A murmur heard aƫrially." Tennyson.
A*ƫ"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. aƫrius. See Air.]
1. Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aƫrial regions or currents. "Aƫrial spirits." Milton. "Aƫrial voyages." Darwin.
2. Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
3. Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aƫrial spires.
4. Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aƫrial rootlets, aƫrial plants. Gray.
5. Light as air; ethereal. AĆ«rial acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.] Ure.
– AĆ«rial perspective. See Perspective.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
