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discriminatively

/dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnətɪvli/

discriminatively adverb: with discrimination or distinction.

Adverb

discriminatively (comparative more discriminatively, superlative most discriminatively)

  1. With discrimination or distinction.
    • […] acquiring an understanding of its leading principles, so as to be able to give them forth discriminatively in language of his own […]1804, John Foster, Essays in a Series of Letters

Forms of discriminatively

comparativemore discriminatively
superlativemost discriminatively

Origin of discriminatively

From discriminative + -ly.

Questions about discriminatively

What does discriminatively mean?
Discriminatively means with discrimination or distinction.
What part of speech is discriminatively?
Discriminatively is an adverb.
How do you pronounce discriminatively?
Discriminatively is pronounced /dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnətɪvli/.

Words near discriminatively in the dictionary

  1. discriminational
  2. discriminations
  3. discriminative
  4. discriminative stimuli
  5. discriminative stimulus
  6. discriminatively
  7. discriminativeness
  8. discriminator
  9. discriminatorily
  10. discriminators
  11. discriminatory

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