QUAQUAVERSALLY

Etymology

Adverb

quaquaversally (comparative more quaquaversally, superlative most quaquaversally)

In a quaquaversal way.

Source: Wiktionary


QUAQUAVERSAL

Qua`qua*ver"sal, a. Etym: [L. quaqua wheresoever, whithersoever + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn.]

1. Turning or dipping in any or every direction.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava round a crater.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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