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detersively

detersively adverb: so as to cleanse.

Adverb

detersively (comparative more detersively, superlative most detersively)

  1. (rare) so as to cleanse.

Forms of detersively

comparativemore detersively
superlativemost detersively

Origin of detersively

From detersive + -ly.

Questions about detersively

What does detersively mean?
Detersively means so as to cleanse.
What part of speech is detersively?
Detersively is an adverb.

Words near detersively in the dictionary

  1. deters
  2. Deterses
  3. detersion
  4. detersions
  5. detersive
  6. detersively
  7. detersiveness
  8. detersives
  9. Detert
  10. Deterts
  11. detest

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