unilaterallyadv.
/ˌjuːnᵻˈlat(ə)rəli/, /ˌjuːnᵻˈlat(ə)rl̩i/, U.S. /ˌjunəˈlædərəli/, /ˌjunəˈlætrəli/ In a unilateral manner:
a. Botany, Zoology, and Pathology. On one side or surface only.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > (defined by) distribution, arrangement, or position > [adverb] > arranged in a specific way
interruptedly1753
accumbent1801
trichotomously1830
unilaterally1830
furcately1846
uniseriately1846
secundly1870
monosymmetrically1875
polysymmetrically1875
the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [adverb] > on one or both sides
sidelings?a1425
unilaterally1830
bilaterally1849
the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adverb] > on one side
unilaterally1830
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 162 Flowers..often arranged unilaterally along the divisions of the cymes.
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. II ii. 1297 With several setæ at apex, which are unilaterally setulose.
1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 463 The descending portions..joining others lower down either unilaterally or on both sides.
b. In respect of one side only; by means of or on the part of one side or party; one-sidedly.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social relations > party or faction > [adverb] > on one side
on a partya1375
unilaterally1858
1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer II. 297 But then such representations in Homer are not perseveringly, much less are they unilaterally, developed.
1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) i. Introd. 8 A judgment..may be unilaterally penal, that is, may impoverish the defendant without enriching the plaintiff.
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adv.1830