Globularly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a manner that is spherical or shaped like a globe
2. Describes something done with a rounded or ball-like form
3. Characterized by a shape or style that is globelike or spherical

Etymology: "Globularly" is simply "globular" with the adverbial ending "-ly" attached, so it means "in a globular manner" or "in the shape of a globe." The base word "globular" comes from Latin "globulus," a diminutive of "globus," meaning "sphere" or "ball," which gives the sense of something small and round. The ending "-ly" is the common English suffix that turns an adjective into an adverb, as in "quick" becoming "quickly." Because the suffix is so productive, English speakers can attach it to nearly any adjective describing shape, so "globularly" follows the same pattern as words like "circularly" or "cylindrically." Its use is mostly technical, appearing in descriptions of how things like cells, droplets, or flowers take on a rounded form.

Synonyms: spherically, roundly