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perspectively

perspectively adverb: by means of perspective; in perspective.

Adverb

perspectively (not comparable)

  1. By means of perspective; in perspective.
    • Once into the 1990s, thinly drawn egg- and pill-shaped ovals appear everywhere, leaning together, like Modigliani heads or plates seen perspectively in a cupboard.2009 March 13, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times

Origin of perspectively

From perspective + -ly.

Questions about perspectively

What does perspectively mean?
Perspectively means by means of perspective; in perspective.
What part of speech is perspectively?
Perspectively is an adverb.

Words near perspectively in the dictionary

  1. perspective
  2. perspective glass
  3. perspective glasses
  4. perspectiveless
  5. perspectivelessness
  6. perspectively
  7. perspectives
  8. perspectivic
  9. perspectivism
  10. perspectivisms
  11. perspectivist

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