erectly Definition

erect
adj

1. Upright; not bent or leaning.

Thesaurus: raised, elevated, perpendicular, vertical, upright.
2. physiol.
Said of the penis, clitoris or nipples: enlarged and rigid through being filled with blood, usually as a result of sexual excitement.
Thesaurus: stiff, straight, tense, rigid, hard, firm, engorged; Antonym: limp, relaxed.

verb erected, erecting

1. To put up or to build something.

Thesaurus: build, construct, raise, form, fabricate.
2. To set or put (a pole or flag, etc) in a vertical position.

Thesaurus: raise, elevate, lift up, set up, put up, pitch.
3. To set up or establish something.

Derivative: erecter
noun

Derivative: erectly
adverb

Derivative: erectness
noun

Etymology: 14c: from Latin erigere, erectum to set upright.