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extrinsically

extrinsically adverb: in an extrinsic manner.

Adverb

extrinsically (comparative more extrinsically, superlative most extrinsically)

  1. In an extrinsic manner

Forms of extrinsically

comparativemore extrinsically
superlativemost extrinsically

Origin of extrinsically

From extrinsic + -ally.

Questions about extrinsically

What does extrinsically mean?
Extrinsically means in an extrinsic manner.
What part of speech is extrinsically?
Extrinsically is an adverb.

Words near extrinsically in the dictionary

  1. extrinsic value
  2. extrinsic values
  3. extrinsical
  4. extrinsicalities
  5. extrinsicality
  6. extrinsically
  7. extrinsicalness
  8. extrinsicals
  9. extrinsicate
  10. extrinsicated
  11. extrinsicates

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