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carnivorously

/ˈkɑː(ɹ)ˌnɪv.əɹ.əs.li/

carnivorously adverb: in a carnivorous manner.

Adverb

carnivorously (comparative more carnivorously, superlative most carnivorously)

  1. In a carnivorous manner.

Forms of carnivorously

comparativemore carnivorously
superlativemost carnivorously

Origin of carnivorously

From carnivorous + -ly.

Questions about carnivorously

What does carnivorously mean?
Carnivorously means in a carnivorous manner.
What part of speech is carnivorously?
Carnivorously is an adverb.
How do you pronounce carnivorously?
Carnivorously is pronounced /ˈkɑː(ɹ)ˌnɪv.əɹ.əs.li/.

Words near carnivorously in the dictionary

  1. carnivorism
  2. carnivority
  3. carnivoromorphian
  4. carnivoromorphians
  5. carnivorous
  6. carnivorously
  7. carnivorousness
  8. carnivory
  9. carnivourous
  10. carnix
  11. carnixes

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