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preceptively

preceptively adverb: in a preceptive manner.

Adverb

preceptively (comparative more preceptively, superlative most preceptively)

  1. In a preceptive manner

Forms of preceptively

comparativemore preceptively
superlativemost preceptively

Origin of preceptively

From preceptive + -ly.

Questions about preceptively

What does preceptively mean?
Preceptively means in a preceptive manner.
What part of speech is preceptively?
Preceptively is an adverb.

Words near preceptively in the dictionary

  1. preceptions
  2. preceptism
  3. preceptist
  4. preceptists
  5. preceptive
  6. preceptively
  7. preceptor
  8. preceptoress
  9. preceptorial
  10. preceptorially
  11. preceptorials

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