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ambivalently

ambivalently adverb: in an ambivalent manner.

Adverb

ambivalently (comparative more ambivalently, superlative most ambivalently)

  1. In an ambivalent manner.
    • Ito continues his self-reinventions. Each time his turn seems suited to the moment ambivalently, equal parts progressive and defeated, and perhaps each time, but certainly this time, the fault rests not with him but the political moment.2016 November 22, William Harris, “The Many Self-Reinventions of Toyo Ito”, in 3:AM Magazine

Forms of ambivalently

comparativemore ambivalently
superlativemost ambivalently

Origin of ambivalently

From ambivalent + -ly.

Questions about ambivalently

What does ambivalently mean?
Ambivalently means in an ambivalent manner.
What part of speech is ambivalently?
Ambivalently is an adverb.

Words near ambivalently in the dictionary

  1. ambivalence
  2. ambivalences
  3. ambivalencies
  4. ambivalency
  5. ambivalent
  6. ambivalently
  7. ambiversion
  8. ambivert
  9. ambiverted
  10. ambivertedness
  11. ambiverts

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