FACIALLY

facially

(adverb) with respect to the face

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

facially (not comparable)

Using or involving the face.

(law, of a law or regulation's validity) In a facial manner; on its face.

The law will be repealed if it is found to be facially unconstitutional.

Source: Wiktionary


FACIAL

Fa"cial, a. Etym: [LL. facialis, fr. L. facies face : cf. F. facial.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve.

– Fa"cial*ly, adv. Facial angle (Anat.), the angle, in a skull, included between a straight line (ab, in the illustrations), from the most prominent part of the forehead to the front efge of the upper jaw bone, and another (cd) from this point to the center of the external auditory opening. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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