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detractively

detractively adverb: in a detractive manner.

Adverb

detractively (comparative more detractively, superlative most detractively)

  1. In a detractive manner.

Forms of detractively

comparativemore detractively
superlativemost detractively

Origin of detractively

From detractive + -ly.

Questions about detractively

What does detractively mean?
Detractively means in a detractive manner.
What part of speech is detractively?
Detractively is an adverb.

Words near detractively in the dictionary

  1. detractings
  2. detraction
  3. detractions
  4. detractious
  5. detractive
  6. detractively
  7. detractiveness
  8. detractor
  9. detractors
  10. detractory
  11. detractour

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