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retributively

retributively adverb: in a retributive manner.

Adverb

retributively (not comparable)

  1. In a retributive manner.

Origin of retributively

From retributive + -ly.

Questions about retributively

What does retributively mean?
Retributively means in a retributive manner.
What part of speech is retributively?
Retributively is an adverb.

Words near retributively in the dictionary

  1. retributionism
  2. retributionist
  3. retributionists
  4. retributions
  5. retributive
  6. retributively
  7. retributiveness
  8. retributivism
  9. retributivist
  10. retributivists
  11. retributor

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