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predominately

predominately adverb: in a predominate manner; predominantly.

Adverb

predominately (comparative more predominately, superlative most predominately)

  1. (dated, nonstandard) In a predominate manner; predominantly.
    • In the case of gibnut (Agouti paca), however, my memories are occupied predominately with my efforts to avoid eating this creature.2011, Helen R. Haines, “A Rat by Any Other Name: Conflicting Definitions of “Dinner” in Belize, Central America”, in Helen R. Haines, Clare A. Sammells, editors, Adventures in Eating: Anthropological...

Forms of predominately

comparativemore predominately
superlativemost predominately

Origin of predominately

From predominate (“adjective”) + -ly.

Questions about predominately

What does predominately mean?
Predominately means in a predominate manner; predominantly.
What part of speech is predominately?
Predominately is an adverb.

Words near predominately in the dictionary

  1. predominant
  2. predominantly
  3. predominants
  4. predominate
  5. predominated
  6. predominately
  7. predominates
  8. predominating
  9. predominatingly
  10. predomination
  11. predominations

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