discriminatively en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnətɪvli/
- /dɪsˈkɹɪmɪˌneɪtɪvli/
Etymology
From discriminative + -ly.
Meanings
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With discrimination or distinction.
[…] acquiring an understanding of its leading principles, so as to be able to give them forth discriminatively in language of his own […]
1804, John Foster, Essays in a Series of Letters:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more discriminatively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most discriminatively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |