adjacently

Adjacently is an English adverb that means lying, being, or located next to something or in a neighboring position. It describes a spatial relationship where objects are side by side or directly beside one another.

Etymology and form: The word derives from the adjective adjac ent, itself from Latin adjacēns, meaning ‘lying near,’ from ad- ‘to’ +jacēre ‘to lie.’ The suffix -ly turns the adjective into an adverb, yielding adjacently.

Usage and style notes: Adjacent is more commonly used as an adjective or in phrases such as “adjacent to the park.” Adjacently is appropriate when the writer wants to emphasize the manner or state of being near in a sentence, particularly in formal, technical, or descriptive prose. For example: “The two buildings stood adjacently along the riverbank.” In many contexts, however, writers opt for “adjacent” or prepositional phrases like “next to” or “alongside.” The adverb is less frequent in everyday speech but appears in academic, architectural, or geographic descriptions.

Examples:

- The two warehouses sit adjacently on the same block.

- The rooms were adjacently connected by a shared corridor.

- The parcels are adjacently located to the main road.

See also: adjacent, adjacency, nearby.