arrestively en · ADV
Etymology
From arrestive + -ly.
Meanings
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(dated) In an arrestive manner.
His face had an arrestively hollow look, but that frozen smile was set on it.
1910, Robert W. Service, chapter 16, in The Trail of ’98, Toronto: The Ryerson Press, page 452:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most arrestively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more arrestively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |