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operatively

operatively adverb: in an operative manner.

Adverb

operatively (comparative more operatively, superlative most operatively)

  1. In an operative manner.

Forms of operatively

comparativemore operatively
superlativemost operatively

Origin of operatively

From operative + -ly.

Words formed from operatively

Questions about operatively

What does operatively mean?
Operatively means in an operative manner.
What part of speech is operatively?
Operatively is an adverb.

Words near operatively in the dictionary

  1. operative clause
  2. operative clauses
  3. Operative Masonry
  4. operative word
  5. operative words
  6. operatively
  7. operativeness
  8. operativenesses
  9. operatives
  10. operativity
  11. operatize

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