adjectively
English
Etymology
From adjective + -lyCategory:English terms suffixed with -ly#ADJECTIVELY.
Pronunciation
Adverb
adjectively (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ADJECTIVELYCategory:English adverbs#ADJECTIVELYCategory:English uncomparable adverbs#ADJECTIVELYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ADJECTIVELYCategory:Pages with entries#ADJECTIVELYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ADJECTIVELY
- As an adjective; adjectivally. [from 16th c.]
- 1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 146:
- Its boundary fence ran along North Avenue; and for many years people had used the phrase ‘North Avenue’ adjectively. ‘She's ever so North Avenue,’ Donovan might say approvingly.Category:English terms with quotations#ADJECTIVELY
Translations
in the manner of an adjective
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