adjectively

adjectively

English

Etymology

    From adjective + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈadʒɛktɪvli/

    Adverb

    adjectively (not comparable)

    1. As an adjective; adjectivally. [from 16th c.]
      • 1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 146:
        Its boundary fence ran along North Avenue; and for many years people had used the phrase ‘North Avenue’ adjectively. ‘She's ever so North Avenue,’ Donovan might say approvingly.

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