vertically
adverb
- in or along a vertical direction
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kl̩i/ / /ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəli/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English vertical Middle English -ly English -ly English vertically From vertical + -ly.
- In a vertical direction or position.
“This story needs to be read vertically to be understood correctly.”
“The church stands in a churchyard so steep that it would seem that some of the inhabitants must have been buried vertically; there is an odd monument by the door, shaped like a coffin standing upon lion's feet.”