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abductively

US/æbˈdʌk.tɪv.li/

abductively adverb: in an abductive fashion.

Adverb

abductively (not comparable)

  1. In an abductive fashion.

Origin of abductively

From abductive + -ly.

Questions about abductively

What does abductively mean?
Abductively means in an abductive fashion.
What part of speech is abductively?
Abductively is an adverb.
How do you pronounce abductively?
Abductively is pronounced /æbˈdʌk.tɪv.li/ (US).

Words near abductively in the dictionary

  1. abduction
  2. abductional
  3. abductions
  4. abductive
  5. abductive reasoning
  6. abductively
  7. abductor
  8. abductor oculi
  9. abductor pollicis longus
  10. abductores
  11. abductors

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