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repressively

repressively adverb: in a repressive manner.

Adverb

repressively (comparative more repressively, superlative most repressively)

  1. In a repressive manner.

Forms of repressively

comparativemore repressively
superlativemost repressively

Origin of repressively

From repressive + -ly.

Questions about repressively

What does repressively mean?
Repressively means in a repressive manner.
What part of speech is repressively?
Repressively is an adverb.

Words near repressively in the dictionary

  1. repressionism
  2. repressionist
  3. repressionists
  4. repressions
  5. repressive
  6. repressively
  7. repressiveness
  8. repressivism
  9. repressment
  10. repressments
  11. repressor

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