umbilicallyadv.
/ʌmˈbɪlᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌəmˈbɪlᵻk(ə)li/ By means of an umbilicus or umbilical cord; in the region of the navel. Also transferred and figurative.
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umbilically1821
1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 97 Seeds numerous, attached umbilically to a central receptacle.
1936 D. Gascoyne Man's Life is this Meat 19 Umbilically detached, of sorrowful mien and at the same time tricked out in cobwebs,—these vanquished ones, whose breathings propagate violence and fear.
1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 51/1 The self-consciousness and uneasiness of those still umbilically attached to such guides.
1963 Adv. Space Sci. & Technol. V. 241 Mass transfer (gas, liquid, solid cargo, and personnel) can be done umbilically or by docking.
1979 G. Macdonald Camera xiii. 187/2 After being linked umbilically to the visual arts for half of the last century, the cultural influence of the contemporary photograph is now slight.
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