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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INVERTED

pp. Turned to a contrary direction; turned upside down; changed in order.

INVERTEDLY

adv. In a contrary or reversed order.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INVERTED

INVERTED In *vert "ed, a.

1. Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed; characterized by inversion.

2. (Geol.)

Defn: Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata when folded back upon themselves by upheaval. Inverted arch (Arch. ), an arch placed with crown downward; -- much used in foundations.

INVERTEDLY

INVERTEDLY In *vert "ed *ly, adv.

Defn: In an inverted order. Derham.

New American Oxford Dictionary

inverted comma

in vert ed com ma ▶noun chiefly Brit. another term for quotation mark.

inverted snobbery

in vert ed snob ber y |ɪnˈvərdəd ˈsnɑb (ə )ri | ▶noun derogatory the attitude of seeming to despise anything associated with wealth or social status, while at the same time elevating those things associated with lack of wealth and social position. DERIVATIVES in vert ed snob noun

Oxford Dictionary

inverted comma

in |vert ¦ed comma ▶noun chiefly Brit. another term for quotation mark.

inverted snobbery

in |vert ¦ed snob |bery ▶noun [ mass noun ] derogatory the attitude of seeming to despise anything associated with wealth or social status, while at the same time elevating those things associated with lack of wealth and social position. DERIVATIVES inverted snob noun