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arrestively

arrestively adverb: in an arrestive manner.

Adverb

arrestively (comparative more arrestively, superlative most arrestively)

  1. (dated) In an arrestive manner.
    • His face had an arrestively hollow look, but that frozen smile was set on it.1910, Robert W. Service, chapter 16, in The Trail of ’98, Toronto: The Ryerson Press, page 452

Synonyms of arrestively

Forms of arrestively

comparativemore arrestively
superlativemost arrestively

Origin of arrestively

From arrestive + -ly.

Questions about arrestively

What does arrestively mean?
Arrestively means in an arrestive manner.
What part of speech is arrestively?
Arrestively is an adverb.

Words near arrestively in the dictionary

  1. arresting gears
  2. arrestingly
  3. arrestingness
  4. arrestins
  5. arrestive
  6. arrestively
  7. arrestiveness
  8. arrestment
  9. arrestments
  10. arrestor
  11. arrestors

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