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restively

restively adverb: in a restive manner.

Adverb

restively (comparative more restively, superlative most restively)

  1. In a restive manner.

Forms of restively

comparativemore restively
superlativemost restively

Origin of restively

From restive + -ly.

Questions about restively

What does restively mean?
Restively means in a restive manner.
What part of speech is restively?
Restively is an adverb.

Words near restively in the dictionary

  1. restitutiveness
  2. restitutor
  3. restitutors
  4. restitutory
  5. restive
  6. restively
  7. restiveness
  8. restivenesses
  9. Restivo
  10. Restivos
  11. restless

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