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castratively

castratively adverb: in a castrative manner.

Adverb

castratively (comparative more castratively, superlative most castratively)

  1. In a castrative manner.
    • The scenework proves unsuccessful when Carmichael recalls not the source of her misandry but another episode of overacting, that of castratively biting off the moustache of an amorous man.2016, Leslie H. Abramson, Hitchcock & the Anxiety of Authorship

Forms of castratively

comparativemore castratively
superlativemost castratively

Origin of castratively

From castrative + -ly.

Questions about castratively

What does castratively mean?
Castratively means in a castrative manner.
What part of speech is castratively?
Castratively is an adverb.

Words near castratively in the dictionary

  1. castration anxieties
  2. castration anxiety
  3. castrations
  4. castratism
  5. castrative
  6. castratively
  7. castrativeness
  8. castrato
  9. castrator
  10. castrators
  11. castratory

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