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preventably

preventably adverb: such that it could be prevented.

Adverb

preventably (comparative more preventably, superlative most preventably)

  1. Such that it could be prevented.

Forms of preventably

comparativemore preventably
superlativemost preventably

Origin of preventably

From preventable + -ly.

Questions about preventably

What does preventably mean?
Preventably means such that it could be prevented.
What part of speech is preventably?
Preventably is an adverb.

Words near preventably in the dictionary

  1. preventabilities
  2. preventability
  3. preventable
  4. preventableness
  5. preventables
  6. preventably
  7. preventative
  8. preventative maintenance
  9. preventative medicine
  10. preventative medicines
  11. preventatively

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