GIBBOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
gibbously (comparative more gibbously, superlative most gibbously)
In a gibbous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
GIBBOUS
Gib"bous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. gibbeux. See Gibbose.]
1. Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon. The bones will rise, and make a gibbous member. Wiseman.
2. Hunched; hump-backed. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
– Gib"bous*ly, adv.
– Gib"bous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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