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prefixedly

prefixedly adverb: with a prefix applied.

Adverb

prefixedly (not comparable)

  1. (rare) With a prefix applied.
    • This is because when a name is applied prefixedly to an argument, the default interpretation is that this is function application syntax.1994, Bryan Ratcliff, Introducing Specification Using Z: A Practical Case Study Approach, page 129

Origin of prefixedly

From prefixed + -ly.

Questions about prefixedly

What does prefixedly mean?
Prefixedly means with a prefix applied.
What part of speech is prefixedly?
Prefixedly is an adverb.

Words near prefixedly in the dictionary

  1. prefixations
  2. prefixative
  3. prefixatives
  4. prefixe
  5. prefixed
  6. prefixedly
  7. prefixer
  8. prefixers
  9. prefixes
  10. prefixhood
  11. prefixing

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