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contrastingly

contrastingly adverb: in a contrasting manner; by way of contrast.

Adverb

contrastingly (comparative more contrastingly, superlative most contrastingly)

  1. In a contrasting manner; by way of contrast.

Forms of contrastingly

comparativemore contrastingly
superlativemost contrastingly

Origin of contrastingly

From contrasting + -ly.

Questions about contrastingly

What does contrastingly mean?
Contrastingly means in a contrasting manner; by way of contrast.
What part of speech is contrastingly?
Contrastingly is an adverb.

Words near contrastingly in the dictionary

  1. contrastimulants
  2. contrastimulation
  3. contrastimuli
  4. contrastimulus
  5. contrasting
  6. contrastingly
  7. contrastive
  8. contrastive linguistics
  9. contrastively
  10. contrastiveness
  11. contrastivism

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