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preparatorily

preparatorily adverb: in a preparatory manner.

Adverb

preparatorily (not comparable)

  1. In a preparatory manner.

Origin of preparatorily

From preparatory + -ly.

Questions about preparatorily

What does preparatorily mean?
Preparatorily means in a preparatory manner.
What part of speech is preparatorily?
Preparatorily is an adverb.

Words near preparatorily in the dictionary

  1. preparations
  2. preparative
  3. preparatively
  4. preparatives
  5. preparator
  6. preparatorily
  7. preparators
  8. preparatory
  9. preparatory it
  10. preparatory its
  11. preparatory school

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