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compulsively

compulsively adverb: in a compulsive manner; obsessively.

Adverb

compulsively (comparative more compulsively, superlative most compulsively)

  1. In a compulsive manner; obsessively.

Forms of compulsively

comparativemore compulsively
superlativemost compulsively

Origin of compulsively

From compulsive + -ly.

Questions about compulsively

What does compulsively mean?
Compulsively means in a compulsive manner; obsessively.
What part of speech is compulsively?
Compulsively is an adverb.

Words near compulsively in the dictionary

  1. compulsive hoarders
  2. compulsive hoarding
  3. compulsive hoardings
  4. compulsive streak
  5. compulsive streaks
  6. compulsively
  7. compulsiveness
  8. compulsives
  9. compulsivities
  10. compulsivity
  11. compulsories

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