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prophylactically

prophylactically adverb: preventively.

Adverb

prophylactically (comparative more prophylactically, superlative most prophylactically)

  1. Preventively.
    • “I can’t imagine that you would be treating people prophylactically yet,” said Dr. Timothy J. Gardner, the president of the American Heart Association .2009 March 30, Pam Belluck, “Cholesterol Drugs May Cut Risk of Clots”, in New York Times

Forms of prophylactically

comparativemore prophylactically
superlativemost prophylactically

Origin of prophylactically

From prophylactic + -ally.

Questions about prophylactically

What does prophylactically mean?
Prophylactically means preventively.
What part of speech is prophylactically?
Prophylactically is an adverb.

Words near prophylactically in the dictionary

  1. prophylactic
  2. prophylactic rule
  3. prophylactic rules
  4. prophylactic vinegar
  5. prophylactical
  6. prophylactically
  7. prophylactick
  8. prophylactics
  9. prophylactorium
  10. prophylax
  11. prophylaxed

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