In an arched or curved manner; in the way something moves or is shaped like an arc.
From 'arcuate' + '-ly' (adverb suffix). This adverb describes the manner in which something curves, moves, or is oriented.
When biologists describe how a snake moves arcuately, they're noting its beautiful S-shaped curves that let it slither with almost no friction!
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