vertically
adverb/ˈvɜrtɪkli/
Frequency rank: #8,070 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
in a direction straight up or down, perpendicular to the horizon.
Example sentence
The climbers moved vertically up the steep rock face.
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