auricularlyadv.
In auricular manner:† b. So as to affect the ear only (see auricular adj. 3).
a. In one's ear, in a whisper (see auricular adj. 2).
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] > in a whispered manner
roundingly?1406
whisperingly1580
under (also below) one's breath1636
auricularly1667
susurringly1830
whisperously1858
underbreath1865
1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety vii. 149 These will soon confess (and that not auricularly, but in a loud and audible voice).
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adverb] > affecting hearing only
auricularly1589
1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xv. 142 Your figures that worke auricularly by exchange.
c. By means of auricles.
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the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [adverb] > in a lobed or divided manner
pinnatifidly1784
pedately1821
peltately1828
pinnately1840
palmately1843
auricularly1847
auriculately1858
biternately1870
1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Auricularly stem-clasping, having auricles at the base clasping the stem; applied to leaves.
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