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preëmptively

preëmptively is the rare spelling of preemptively.

Meaning of preemptively

Adverb

preemptively (comparative more preemptively, superlative most preemptively)

  1. In a preemptive manner.
    • If you feel strongly about Scullying this situation and avoiding anyone who believes in made-up sky magic, that’s your prerogative, but you should know that you’re preemptively x’ing out a LOT of the queer population you might otherwise click with!2019 February 19, Rachel, “How to Talk to Your Hot Gay Crush About Astrology When You Don't Believe In It”, in Autostraddle

Forms of preëmptively

comparativemore preëmptively
superlativemost preëmptively

Questions about preëmptively

What is preëmptively the rare spelling of?
Preëmptively is the rare spelling of preemptively.

Words near preëmptively in the dictionary

  1. preëmption
  2. preëmptioner
  3. preëmptioners
  4. preëmptions
  5. preëmptive
  6. preëmptively
  7. preëmptor
  8. preëmptors
  9. preëmptory
  10. preëmpts
  11. preëstablish

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preëmptively (page history and authors); preemptively (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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