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regressively

regressively adverb: in a regressive manner.

Adverb

regressively (comparative more regressively, superlative most regressively)

  1. in a regressive manner

Forms of regressively

comparativemore regressively
superlativemost regressively

Origin of regressively

From regressive + -ly.

Questions about regressively

What does regressively mean?
Regressively means in a regressive manner.
What part of speech is regressively?
Regressively is an adverb.

Words near regressively in the dictionary

  1. regressive assimilations
  2. regressive left
  3. regressive leftism
  4. regressive leftist
  5. regressive leftists
  6. regressively
  7. regressiveness
  8. regressivism
  9. regressivities
  10. regressivity
  11. regressor

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