circumventively en · ADV
Etymology
From circumventive + -ly.
Meanings
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(rare) In a circumventive manner.
"A consciousness of the rectitude of his life raised him far above the Jesuitical arts of hypocrisy," one of his Congregational friends circumventively explained.
1957, William Storrs Lee, The Yankees of Connecticut:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more circumventively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most circumventively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |