Opposably

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    in an opposable manner

    ""By the end of the first year, infants use the thumb and index finger opposably in a well-coordinated grasp. ""

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""By the end of the first year, infants use the thumb and index finger opposably in a well-coordinated grasp. ""

Etymology

From oppose + -ably.

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