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eclectically

eclectically adverb: in an eclectic manner.

Adverb

eclectically (comparative more eclectically, superlative most eclectically)

  1. In an eclectic manner.
    • He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and...2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2012, page 162

Forms of eclectically

comparativemore eclectically
superlativemost eclectically

Origin of eclectically

From eclectic + -ally.

Questions about eclectically

What does eclectically mean?
Eclectically means in an eclectic manner.
What part of speech is eclectically?
Eclectically is an adverb.

Words near eclectically in the dictionary

  1. Eclectic Wicca
  2. Eclectic Wiccan
  3. Eclectic Wiccans
  4. eclectica
  5. eclectical
  6. eclectically
  7. eclecticise
  8. eclecticised
  9. eclecticises
  10. eclecticising
  11. eclecticism

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