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OVATELY
Etymology
Adverb
ovately (comparative more ovately, superlative most ovately)
In an ovate manner.
Source: Wiktionary
OVATE
O"vate, a. Etym: [L. ovatus, from ovum egg. See Oval.]
1. Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end basal. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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