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appellatively

appellatively adverb: in the manner of appellative nouns; so as to express whole classes or species.

Adverb

appellatively (not comparable)

  1. (dated) In the manner of appellative nouns; so as to express whole classes or species.
    • Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.

Origin of appellatively

From appellative + -ly.

Questions about appellatively

What does appellatively mean?
Appellatively means in the manner of appellative nouns; so as to express whole classes or species.
What part of speech is appellatively?
Appellatively is an adverb.

Words near appellatively in the dictionary

  1. appellational
  2. appellations
  3. appellative
  4. appellative noun
  5. appellative nouns
  6. appellatively
  7. appellativeness
  8. appellatives
  9. appellativisation
  10. appellativization
  11. appellativizations

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