umbilically

adverb

um·​bil·​i·​cal·​ly

-k(ə)lē,

-li

: by means of or as if by means of an umbilical cord : intimately

embryos nourished umbilically

umbilically tied to … complex, tentative liberalism

—H. J. Bresler

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