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explanatively

explanatively adverb: in an explanative manner.

Adverb

explanatively (comparative more explanatively, superlative most explanatively)

  1. In an explanative manner.

Forms of explanatively

comparativemore explanatively
superlativemost explanatively

Origin of explanatively

From explanative + -ly.

Questions about explanatively

What does explanatively mean?
Explanatively means in an explanative manner.
What part of speech is explanatively?
Explanatively is an adverb.

Words near explanatively in the dictionary

  1. explanationism
  2. explanationist
  3. explanationists
  4. explanations
  5. explanative
  6. explanatively
  7. explanator
  8. explanatorily
  9. explanatoriness
  10. explanators
  11. explanatory

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