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privatively

privatively adverb: in a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively.

Adverb

privatively (not comparable)

  1. In a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively.
    • ordinary despair in our spiritual: then privatively, depriving us of that which is the mother and soul of our obedience and good works , I mean faitha. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon

Origin of privatively

From privative + -ly.

Questions about privatively

What does privatively mean?
Privatively means in a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively.
What part of speech is privatively?
Privatively is an adverb.

Words near privatively in the dictionary

  1. privative adjective
  2. privative adjectives
  3. privative as
  4. privative case
  5. privative cases
  6. privatively
  7. privativeness
  8. privatives
  9. privatizable
  10. privatization
  11. privatizations

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