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Etymology
Etymology tree English preventive Middle English -ly English -ly English preventively From preventive + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In a preventive way
On Iran, Biden said Washington will strive to act preventively and avoid having to choose between the risks of war and the dangers of inaction.
2009 February 8, “Biden says U.S. ready to talk but remains prepared to act”, in Toronto Star:
Translations (3)
fr préventivement (in a preventive way) · pt preventivamente (in a preventive way) · es preventivamente (in a preventive way)