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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