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contrastively

contrastively adverb: in a contrastive manner.

Adverb

contrastively (comparative more contrastively, superlative most contrastively)

  1. In a contrastive manner.
    Synonyms:
    contrastingly

Synonyms of contrastively

Forms of contrastively

comparativemore contrastively
superlativemost contrastively

Origin of contrastively

From contrastive + -ly.

Questions about contrastively

What does contrastively mean?
Contrastively means in a contrastive manner.
What part of speech is contrastively?
Contrastively is an adverb.

Words near contrastively in the dictionary

  1. contrastimulus
  2. contrasting
  3. contrastingly
  4. contrastive
  5. contrastive linguistics
  6. contrastively
  7. contrastiveness
  8. contrastivism
  9. contrastivist
  10. contrastivists
  11. contrastivity

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