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Etymology
Etymology tree English derivative Middle English -ly English -ly English derivatively From derivative + -ly.
Meanings
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In a derivative fashion
The pleasures of food and sex are compared […] in much the same way, derivatively enough, that Bunny equates the two in John Guare's House of Blue Leaves.
1988 December 2, Tom Boeker, “A Christmas Dance for Johnnie Mae”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most derivatively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more derivatively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |