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preventively

preventively adverb: in a preventive way.

Adverb

preventively (not comparable)

  1. In a preventive way
    • On Iran, Biden said Washington will strive to act preventively and avoid having to choose between the risks of war and the dangers of inaction.2009 February 8, “Biden says U.S. ready to talk but remains prepared to act”, in Toronto Star

Origin of preventively

From preventive + -ly.

Questions about preventively

What does preventively mean?
Preventively means in a preventive way.
What part of speech is preventively?
Preventively is an adverb.

Words near preventively in the dictionary

  1. preventive medicine
  2. preventive service
  3. preventive services
  4. preventive war
  5. preventive wars
  6. preventively
  7. preventiveness
  8. preventives
  9. preventivist
  10. preventivists
  11. preventor

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