The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ternately
Ternate \Ter"nate\, a. [NL. ternatus, fr. L. terni three each. See Tern, a.] Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers. -- Ter"nate*ly, adv.
Usage examples of "ternately".
He'd been on the verge of telling her the truth—that he hadn't slept at all last night, that he'd spent the night al ternately congratulating himself for doing the right thing and cursing himself for being an idiot.