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extinctively

extinctively adverb: in an extinctive manner.

Adverb

extinctively (comparative more extinctively, superlative most extinctively)

  1. In an extinctive manner.
    • A study of the experiments which have been made to determine the composition of atmospheres, which act extinctively upon flame, shows that in many cases the atmosphere under examination was in contact with water.1894, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, page 2

Forms of extinctively

comparativemore extinctively
superlativemost extinctively

Origin of extinctively

From extinctive + -ly.

Questions about extinctively

What does extinctively mean?
Extinctively means in an extinctive manner.
What part of speech is extinctively?
Extinctively is an adverb.

Words near extinctively in the dictionary

  1. extinctionism
  2. extinctionist
  3. extinctionists
  4. extinctions
  5. extinctive
  6. extinctively
  7. extinctness
  8. extinctor
  9. extinctors
  10. extincts
  11. extinctual

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