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datively

datively adverb: as a gift.

Adverb

datively (comparative more datively, superlative most datively)

  1. (rare) As a gift.

Forms of datively

comparativemore datively
superlativemost datively

Origin of datively

From dative + -ly.

Questions about datively

What does datively mean?
Datively means as a gift.
What part of speech is datively?
Datively is an adverb.

Words near datively in the dictionary

  1. dative executors
  2. dative of purpose
  3. dative shift
  4. dative shifts
  5. dative sickness
  6. datively
  7. datives
  8. datives of purpose
  9. dativity
  10. dativizable
  11. dativization

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