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optatively

optatively adverb: in an optative way.

Adverb

optatively (not comparable)

  1. In an optative way.

Origin of optatively

From optative + -ly.

Questions about optatively

What does optatively mean?
Optatively means in an optative way.
What part of speech is optatively?
Optatively is an adverb.

Words near optatively in the dictionary

  1. optates
  2. optating
  3. optation
  4. optations
  5. optative
  6. optatively
  7. optatives
  8. opted
  9. opted in
  10. opted out
  11. OPTEMPO

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