anally

Via the rear

Anally means by way of the anus.

Medical contexts use it for procedures or medications administered rectally: The suppository is inserted anally.

In sexual contexts, it describes anal intercourse or stimulation.

The word also serves as the adverb form of anal in its informal sense of obsessively orderly: He organizes his books anally by author and publication date.

obsessive

retentive

Able to hold information

nitpicky · fussy · controlling · rigid · meticulous · punctilious · scrupulous · finicky · persnickety · pedantic

medical

proctology

Study of rectal disorders

hemorrhoids · fissure · fistula · suppository · enema · endoscopy · gastroenterologist · bowel · laxative · fecal

precision

meticulously

With extreme care

methodically · rigorously · painstakingly · systematically · carefully · precisely · conscientiously · fastidiously · punctiliously · exhaustively

Opposites
anatomical route/orifice

anallyorally

By spoken word

vaginally · nasally · intravenously · topically · transdermally

PERSONALITY/BEHAVIORAL STYLE (colloquial)

anallyloosely

Without being tight

casually · carelessly · sloppily · nonchalantly · haphazardly

Phrases
Family

anal

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13