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accretively

accretively adverb: in an accretive manner.

Adverb

accretively (comparative more accretively, superlative most accretively)

  1. In an accretive manner.
    • That is to say , books on science and mathematics would naturally be propagated accretively, with the addition of numerous anonymous updates, though no one maintained a revision history.2007, C. K. Raju, Cultural Foundations of Mathematics, page 45

Forms of accretively

comparativemore accretively
superlativemost accretively

Origin of accretively

From accretive + -ly.

Questions about accretively

What does accretively mean?
Accretively means in an accretive manner.
What part of speech is accretively?
Accretively is an adverb.

Words near accretively in the dictionary

  1. accretionary prisms
  2. accretionary wedge
  3. accretionary wedges
  4. accretions
  5. accretive
  6. accretively
  7. accretivity
  8. accretor
  9. accretors
  10. accrew
  11. accrewed

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