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institutively

/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːtɪvli/

institutively adverb: in a way that conforms to an institution.

Adverb

institutively (not comparable)

  1. In a way that conforms to an institution.
    • James Harrington, The Commonwealth of Oceana
      This having been institutively exercis'd has been shewn by the Chirotonia , or Ballot of the People , came sooner or late

Origin of institutively

From institutive + -ly.

Questions about institutively

What does institutively mean?
Institutively means in a way that conforms to an institution.
What part of speech is institutively?
Institutively is an adverb.
How do you pronounce institutively?
Institutively is pronounced /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːtɪvli/.

Words near institutively in the dictionary

  1. institutions
  2. institutionwide
  3. institutist
  4. institutists
  5. institutive
  6. institutively
  7. institutor
  8. institutors
  9. institutress
  10. institutresses
  11. institutrices

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