Cubicly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Forming a shape represented by three equal dimensions in three-dimensional space
2. Relating to or resembling a cube in structure or appearance, especially in geometry
3. Describing the characteristic of having equal length, width, and height in a defined volume

Etymology: "Cubicly" is an alternative spelling of "cubically," an adverb meaning in the manner of a cube. Its history is plain: it combines "cubical," an adjective formed from "cube," with the suffix "-ly," which turns an adjective into an adverb. The cube itself comes from the Latin "cubus," borrowed from Greek "kybos," a die or a block, so the word's core idea is a solid block with equal sides. The spelling "cubicly" drops the "al" from "cubically," a variant that follows the pattern of forms like "basically" and "musically," where the adjective-to-adverb ending is sometimes written without the intervening vowel. Both spellings describe the same thing: something arranged, shaped, or measured in the manner of a cube.

Synonyms: cubically