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doctrinairely

doctrinairely adverb: in a doctrinaire way; according to some strict doctrine.

Adverb

doctrinairely (comparative more doctrinairely, superlative most doctrinairely)

  1. In a doctrinaire way; according to some strict doctrine.
    • Although much of the Jones-Goury reconstruction of the original colouring of the Alhambra was doctrinairely conjectural, it guided those who tried to restore the place later […]2004, Robert Irwin, The Alhambra, Profile Books, published 2005, page 152

Forms of doctrinairely

comparativemore doctrinairely
superlativemost doctrinairely

Origin of doctrinairely

From doctrinaire + -ly.

Questions about doctrinairely

What does doctrinairely mean?
Doctrinairely means in a doctrinaire way; according to some strict doctrine.
What part of speech is doctrinairely?
Doctrinairely is an adverb.

Words near doctrinairely in the dictionary

  1. doctress
  2. doctresses
  3. doctrices
  4. doctrinable
  5. doctrinaire
  6. doctrinairely
  7. doctrinaires
  8. doctrinairism
  9. doctrinairisms
  10. doctrinal
  11. doctrinalism

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